As a staunch advocate for ending sexual violence in conflict, Special Envoy for the High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie praised the work of the women of Butterflies in a special recorded message at the 2014 Nansen Refugee Award ceremony. The Nansen Refugee Award marks its 60th anniversary this year and is UNHCR's top humanitarian honour. A courageous Colombian women's rights network – Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Butterflies) – received the Award for its outstanding work to help victims of forced displacement and sexual abuse in Buenaventura, Colombia. Learn more: www.unhcr.org/nansen

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