S/2017/249 committed to delivering justice and support to sexual violence survivors. In terms of transitional justice, the final peace accord provides for the establishment of a truth commission and a special jurisdiction for peace, which identifies sexual violence as a grave violation that cannot be amnestied. The agreement contains strong commitments on gender and the request that my Special Representative, UN-Women, the Government of Sweden, and the Women’s International Democratic Federation support their implementation. On 25 January, the Security Council established a special political mission of unarmed international observers to monitor and verify the ceasefire, cessation of hostilities and process of disarmament (see Council resolution 2261 (2016)). The gender-based violence subcluster supported predeployment training on conflict-related sexual violence for the observers. 27. Colombia has developed an exemplary legal framework for addressing conflict-related sexual violence, including Law 1719 on access to justice for victims and various Constitutional Court orders urging the authorities to address such crimes. In response, the Office of the Attorney-General has adopted an investigation protocol for sexual violence and deployed legal teams to 17 affected provinces. Nonetheless, just 2 per cent of the 634 cases of conflict-related sexual violence documented by the Constitutional Court have been translated into convictions to date. 28. While gaps in the data persist, primarily due to underreporting, the Ombudsman’s Early Warning System indicated that the risk of sexual violence remained high in at least 12 departments throughout 2016. The Ombudsman’s Women and Gender Delegate registered 2,914 incidents of gender-based violence for the period from January to October, of which 466 were conflict -related sexual violence. This represents an increase in reports of gender -based violence overall, but a lower proportion of conflict-related sexual violence relative to previous years. The Office of the Ombudsman warned of a heightened risk of such violence as former combatants return to communities. The National Victims’ Unit registered 85 cases of conflict-related sexual violence between January and November, in 31 per cent of which Afro-Colombian women were targeted. 29. The United Nations documented 79 cases of sexual violence during sporadic operations by armed groups in 2016, including forced prostitution, sexual torture, sexual slavery and harassment by armed groups and forces. In approximately 90 per cent of cases, the perpetrators numbered three or more and the victims had previously suffered conflict-related sexual violence, with the first assault generally taking place in childhood. United Nations partners are also monitoring the response to a number of emblematic sexual violence incidents, which are part of the legacy of conflict. For example, in Santander province, a pattern of sexual violence against schoolgirls by post-demobilization groups was documented, with a former principal and a former police inspector both facing trial for facilitating sexual slavery and forced recruitment. Since 2015, OHCHR has tracked the case of 10 girls who were subjected to sexual abuse by members of the post-demobilization group, Clan del Golfo, in Antioquia province. To date, just one individual has been brought to justice for the crimes. In Putumayo province, UNHCR documented the case of a 12 year-old displaced girl who was sexually exploited for two years, allegedly by a member of FARC-EP. Her schoolteacher, who had reported the incident, was forced to flee the area following threats and intimidation. 10/33 17-05090