A/HRC/32/3 E/CN.6/2016/8 complainants or witnesses, in 10 districts in Zimbabwe. The programme provides specialized services in cases involving girls and women with dis abilities and, during the period under review, facilitated the processing of 270 cases of violence against girls and women with disabilities. In total, the project supported 298 direct and indirect beneficiaries with logistical support in accessing justice and other relevant services for survivors. 42. Physicians for Human Rights worked to address impunity by developing a medico-legal system for the collection and processing of forensic evidence in rape cases. The project operated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya, where the International Criminal Court is currently investigating rape as a war crime. The programme trained 851 health-care, legal and law enforcement representatives, who supported more than 17,400 survivors of sexual assault. A final evaluation of the projected noted overall improvements in medical documentation and sample collection, which translated into improved investigative services for survivors of sexual assault. 43. In Peru, Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer is working to end impunity for sexual violence through improved application of the new Peruvian Code of Criminal Procedure. The project worked with the National Judicial Academy to integrate gender criteria into the training and evaluation of judges, thereby helping to institutionalize knowledge. More than 60 magistrates took part in awareness-raising on the importance of reforming justice processes in order to implement the new Code effectively. In the city of Junin, a protocol on the constitution of a unified declaration procedure for victims of sexual violence, drafted by the organization, was approved. 44. In Uruguay, where domestic violence accounts for more than half of all crimes against the person, the Trust Fund is supporting a project led by the United Nations country team to improve justice and health-care services for survivors. The project, which involves seven United Nations agencies, 12 government entities and a network of more than 30 civil society organizations, builds on the experienc e gained through Uruguay’s 2004-2010 action plan to end domestic violence. Notable outcomes of the project include the first national survey on the prevalence of gender- and generation-based violence, the results of which are a benchmark for policy construction; a review of the legal framework for updating laws on violence; and materials for journalists to encourage reflection on how violence is dealt with in the news media. C. Violence against women and girls in conflict and emergency settings 45. The important role of women in conflict prevention, resolution and post conflict reconstruction has been recognized by the international community, most significantly in Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2122 (2013). As those resolutions highlighted, the increased risk of violence facing women in conflict and emergency settings prevents women from fulfilling that role. Increased research on gender-based violence during conflict has provided improved data on the extent of such crimes. 6 While studies vary in their findings, with some research indicating __________________ 6 15-22220 See the evolving data set on sexual violence in armed conflict, available from www.sexualviolencedata.org/dataset/. 11/17