On the occasion of the meeting of the Platform of United Nations and regional independent expert mechanisms on the elimination of discrimination and violence against women (Platform on EDVAW) in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on 4 February 2020, the EDVAW Platform adopted the following joint statement: “Elimination of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including its root causes, must be integrated in all efforts to silence the guns before, during and after conflict”.