Angelina Jolie and William Hague visit Congo on anti-rape mission

The Hollywood actress and British Foreign Secretary visit a refugee camp in the Democratic Republic of Comgo as part of campaign to stop rape being used as a tool of war. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_9953649 10:26PM GMT 25 Mar 2013

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, a special envoy for the UN refugee agency, travelled to the Nzulo camp near Goma on Monday along with Foreign Secretary William Hague.

The visit to the Nzolo IDP camp north of Goma, was intended to highlight the use of rape in conflict zones, and to raise awareness of the issue on an international level.

"What we're here to do is try to scale it up and make this a world wide focus and it's due time, it's been going on every war, every crisis and it's often an afterthought and it's due time to end this and put an end to impunity and they deserve it," Jolie said.

Mr Hague said that he planned to raise the problem at the annual G8 meeting of foreign ministers in London in April.

"Sexual violence in conflict has to be resolved if conflicts are to be resolved because when rape is used as a weapon of war, it makes communities harder, to bring together and much harder for people to get on with their lives afterwards," he said.

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) says it's provided care to more than 2,500 women and girls who have been raped or abused over the last year alone.

The IRC is handing out kits with flashlights and whistles, as well as cleaning products so that women can avoid bathing at creeks where the risk of assault is higher.

Sexual violence is frequently used as a weapon of war by rebel groups that operate in eastern Congo, as well as by Congolese soldiers.

A somewhat unlikely duo, the Foreign Secretary and the actress launched the campaign in May 2012 to prevent sexual violence in conflict zones.

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At first, Taylor's camp refused permission, but surprisingly enough, TayTay came out of the woodwork to demand it.

And so it shall be!

True Blood's music supervisor, Gary Calamar, told reporters it's for a "racy, sexy scene."

Though he wouldn't tell reporters which scene specifically, he did ask which characters would most likely listen to Swift.

Obviously, and especially after last week's episode, the guess is Jason and Jessica.

When asked if Calamar could indulge fans with anymore information, he said the season's final episode will be titled And When I Die:

Vampires don't really die, so I'll say it's not a vampire. They won't face the true death. But some of our main characters do run into a little bad luck in the final episode.

OOooOOooOOooh! We wonder who it is! Hoyt? Sam? Tara?

Who do U think it could be, truebies? And furthermore, what do U think of the TB/TS fusion?

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Just days away from walking down the aisle, Kim Kardashian made her way to the Vera Wang boutique with the family on Wednesday afternoon (August 17).

The E! reality star was joined by all of her female family members, as Kourtney and Khloe, as well as Krisr, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, all turned up for the dress checking session.

Tweeting about the family outing - which comes ahead of Kim's weekend wedding with fiance Kris Humphries - Kourtney wrote, "Last minute errands with @KimKardashian before her BIG DAY!!!!"

Meanwhile, the Kardashian gals are set to appear at a Sears "Kardashian Kollection" launch party later in the evening, as they continue to squeeze in business endeavors during the all-important wedding preparations.

Enjoy the pictures of the Kardashian/Jenner family at the Vera Wang boutique (August 17).

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