Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict. During her time in office, she helped launch an international protocol in 2014 for dealing with rape and sexual violence in conflict, providing guidelines on the investigation of sex crimes and the collection of evidence for future prosecutions. She notably negotiated a June 2015 deal with military commanders in Ivory Coast to prosecute soldiers accused of sexual violence. That same year, she visited Iraq and Syria and worked on an action plan to address the sexual violence being waged by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) fighters. From 2018 until 2019, Bangura co-chaired (alongside Katherine Sierra) an Independent Commission on Sexual Misconduct, Accountability and Culture Change at Oxfam. In 2019, Guterres appointed her as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, succeeding Maimunah Mohd Sharif. Other activities International Gender Champions (IGC), Member Africa Group for Justice and Accountability, Member Interpeace, Member of the Governing Board United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Member of the Division for Peace Advisory Board Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL), Member of the Global Advisory Board World Movement for Democracy, Chair of the Steering Committee Recognition Bangura has won several international awards for her promotion of democracy and human rights in Africa, including: the African International Award of Merit for Leadership (Nigeria, 1999); the Human Rights Award given by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (New York, 2000); the Bayard Rustin Humanitarian Award given by the A. Philip Randolph Institute (Washington, DC, ); and the Democracy Award given by the National Endowment for Democracy (Washington, DC, 2006). In November 2013, Bangura received an award from Project 1808 Inc, an organisation in partnership with University of Wisconsin Madison African Studies, Division of International Studies. The award recognised Bangura for her effectiveness in bringing attention to the issues surrounding sexual violence throughout the world by engaging fellow world leaders, rebels, militants, victims and communities. In the same year, she was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women. See also United Nations Office at Nairobi Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict References Sources UN brief official biography Profile of Zainab Bangura BBC television interview on "Hardtalk", May 10, 2013 Letter from Zainab Bangura to Britain's Commission for Africa, ca. 2002 Keynote Speech by Zainab Bangura, Durban, South Africa, 2004 Profile of Zainab Bangura's Performance as Foreign Minister Article