据估计，每三名妇女当中就有一名在一生当中曾经遭受暴力侵害。对此，人们发出呼声，要求制止对妇女的暴力行为。对这些齐声发出的呼吁，我表示支持。世界各地有很多领袖人物采取行动，帮助推动立法与执法，促进人们转变观念。对这些领袖人物，我表示赞扬。世界各地有很多英雄人物，他们帮助受害者愈合康复，使之成为推动变革的力量，对这些英雄人物，我表示钦佩。
上个月，值联合国日之时，我有幸再次会见了这样一位英雄人物，他就是刚果民主共和国潘奇医院（thePanziHospital）的创建者丹尼斯．穆奎盖博士（Dr.Denis Mukwege）。妇女们在遭受了可怕的暴行之后，会来到这所医院。穆奎盖博士说：“许多时候，我们唯有流泪。一切都惨遭破坏，可是我们必须行动起来。我们要有所作为，要尽其所能，修复创伤，这将是不小的贡献。”他治疗过的妇女有着感人的勇气，其中许多人又向其他人伸出了援手。从她们身上，他汲取了力量。
无I welcome the chorus of voices calling for an end to the violence that affects an estimated one in three women in her lifetime. I applaud leaders who are helping to enact and enforce laws and change mindsets. And I pay tribute to all those heroes around the world who help victims to heal and to become agents of change.
Last month, on United Nations Day, I had the privilege of meeting again with one such hero: Dr. Denis Mukwege, the founder of the Panzi hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where women go after experiencing terrible atrocities. Dr. Mukwege has said, “Many times we are reduced to tears. Everything is so damaged. But we get to work. We operate. We fix what we can, and that is a lot. ” He is inspired by the courage of the women he treats, including the many who go on to help others.