United States Institute for Peace - Preventing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Conflict-related sexual violence is increasingly recognized as not only a weapon of war, but a threat
to international peace and security. In 2012, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Peace
Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), the Human Rights Center at the University of California-Berkeley
School of Law, and Women in International Security (WIIS), launched the Missing Peace Initiative to
examine the issue of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, identify gaps in knowledge
and reporting, and explore how to increase the effectiveness of current responses to such violence.
Since its launch, the Initiative has produced new research, developed a network of innovative scholars,
and broadened the study of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and sexual exploitation and
abuse (SEA). This website provides links to publications, events and reports on the topic of CRSV.