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In her address to the IIEA, for the fifth lecture of the 2022 Development Matters series, supported by Irish Aid, Ms \xc5sa Regn\xe9r, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women discusses conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in areas experiencing humanitarian crises and conflict. The term \u201cconflict-related sexual violence\u201d refers to rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, enforced sterilisation, forced marriage and any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity perpetrated against women, men, girls or boys that is directly or indirectly linked to a conflict. Ms Regner highlights ways CRSV can be prevented, responded to, and addressed in existing humanitarian crises in Ethiopia, DRC, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nMs. \xc5sa Regn\xe9r has been Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women since May 2018. Prior to this, Ms. Regn\xe9r served as Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality of Sweden. She has extensive experience in the area of gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment, having held various leadership positions in government, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the United Nations. She has led important processes and campaigns as a leading advocate for feminism and gender equality in Sweden and beyond.