On Monday, a fledgling global fund for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, or CRSV, released a study, setting out how the international community can respond when states dodge their responsibility to provide reparations.
Launched in 2019, the Global Survivors Fund aims to provide access to financial and other survivor-centered programs, advocating for governments to act, and providing technical assistance to those that do.
The fund is set up as a Swiss foundation with an eight-person secretariat based in Geneva. The governments of South Korea, France, Japan, and the U.K. sit on the board, thanks to contributions of €2 million ($2.32 million) per year for three years, while Belgium, Norway, and the European Union have also contributed funding.