Angelina Jolie, British FM, Vow to Take Action Against Sexual Violence [View all]

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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague vowed on Tuesday to produce practical action from the world's first summit on ending sexual violence in conflict to punish those responsible and help victims.

Up to 1,200 government ministers, military and judicial officials and activists from about 150 nations will attend the June 10-13 summit that is a call for action to protect women, children and men from rape and sex attacks in war zones.

The high-profile meeting follows a series of violent incidents against women expected to raise pressure for action, including the kidnap of some 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, the stoning of a pregnant Pakistani woman to death, and the gang-rape and murder of two Indian girls.

On the first day of the summit Tuesday, Hague unveiled a six million pound ($10 million USD) fund for victims from the British government.

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I hope this begin something to stop the violence against women all over the world.