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Keynote Speech of SRSG Patten at the High-level International Conference marking the 25th anniversary of the WPS agenda “Women as Agents for Security and Peace”, 9 February 2026, Vienna – United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

9th February 2026 — Your Excellency, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to join you for this important conference on “Women as Agents for Security and Peace”, which comes…