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On June 15, the United Nations Security Council met to discuss the protection and empowerment of women in conflict-affected countries, including Ukraine.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had forced millions of women and children to flee for their lives. As of June 3, the U.N.’s human rights office had received 124 reports of sexual violence in Ukraine, mostly against women and girls. Helga Maria Schmid, the secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, said that in Russia’s war on Ukraine, women and girls have been the victims of rape and face a high risk of trafficking and violence."But Russia’s U.N. ambassador
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