BEIRUT: The U.N. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict held a series of meetings with Lebanese officials Wednesday over issues facing woman in conflict-ridden areas in the Middle East.

After her meeting with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, Zainab Hawa Bangura said that she was touring the Middle East in order to form an understanding of the challenges faced by women in areas affected by conflict.

“So far I have visited Lebanon and Syria and I will continue my trip to Iraq, Jordan and Turkey,” she said in a statement released by Bassil’s media office.

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