UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman Decries Continued Rape And Violence Against Women And Children In The Democratic Republic of the Congo

UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman met with victims of rape and violence in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They included a 15-year-old girl who she had met in 2006 during her first visit to this poverty and conflict-ravaged country. "In 2006, I met a 12-year-old girl who was attacked and brutally raped by four men," said Veneman.