Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

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United Nations position senior United Nations official special representative of the Secretary-General

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict is a senior United Nations official mandated to lead global efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence, advocate for survivors, and coordinate international action and accountability.

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Label	Occurrences
United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict	2
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict	1
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7651596 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Context triple: [Margot Wallström, positionHeld, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict]

A. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a senior UN official responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and welfare of children affected by armed conflicts worldwide.
B. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations to promote and protect the rights and safety of individuals and groups who work to defend human rights worldwide.
C. Special Representative of the Secretary-General
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General is the senior United Nations official appointed by the Secretary-General to lead and represent a UN mission or special political operation in a specific country or situation.
D. Executive Director of UN Women
The Executive Director of UN Women is the head of the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, overseeing its global strategies, programs, and advocacy efforts.
E. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a United Nations body responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and well-being of children affected by armed conflict worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Target entity description: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict is a senior United Nations official mandated to lead global efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence, advocate for survivors, and coordinate international action and accountability.

A. United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a senior UN official responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and welfare of children affected by armed conflicts worldwide.
B. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations to promote and protect the rights and safety of individuals and groups who work to defend human rights worldwide.
C. Special Representative of the Secretary-General
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General is the senior United Nations official appointed by the Secretary-General to lead and represent a UN mission or special political operation in a specific country or situation.
D. Executive Director of UN Women
The Executive Director of UN Women is the head of the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, overseeing its global strategies, programs, and advocacy efforts.
E. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict is a United Nations body responsible for advocating for and protecting the rights and well-being of children affected by armed conflict worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations position ⓘ senior United Nations official ⓘ special representative of the Secretary-General ⓘ
advises	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ United Nations system entities ⓘ linked to: United Nations system
appointedBy	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
basedAt	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
basedIn	New York City ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Department of Peace Operations ⓘ Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ⓘ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ linked to: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Women ⓘ linked to: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women United Nations Children’s Fund ⓘ linked to: UNICEF United Nations Development Programme ⓘ United Nations Population Fund ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Member States ⓘ United Nations country teams ⓘ linked to: UN Country Teams United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ linked to: United Nations peace operations United Nations political missions ⓘ linked to: United Nations special political missions civil society organizations ⓘ regional organizations ⓘ survivor networks ⓘ women’s organizations ⓘ
focusesOn	conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ sexual violence as a tactic of terrorism ⓘ sexual violence as a tactic of war ⓘ sexual violence in post-conflict situations ⓘ
hasMandate	advocate for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ coordinate United Nations efforts on conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ mainstream prevention of sexual violence in conflict into UN peace and security work ⓘ prevent conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ promote accountability for conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ respond to conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ
heads	Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict ⓘ
leads	United Nations efforts to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ
mandatedBy	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1888 ⓘ linked to: UN Security Council resolution 1888 United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ
officeCreatedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
oversees	implementation of Security Council resolutions on conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ monitoring and reporting on conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
presents	annual reports to the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ annual reports to the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
promotes	access to services for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ accountability for perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ survivor-centered approaches to justice ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
worksOn	implementation of the women, peace and security agenda ⓘ integration of sexual violence considerations into peace agreements ⓘ protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margot Wallström → positionHeld → Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict ⓘ

United Nations system for gender equality → includesEntity → United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict ⓘ

linked to: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR → hasMemberOrganization → United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict ⓘ

linked to: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

UN Security Council resolution 1888 → requestsEstablishmentOf → Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict ⓘ

linked to: Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

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