Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has joined UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to hail Bosnia's decision to include prevention of sexual violence in military training.

The pair addressed a conference on sexual violence in conflict, organised in Sarajevo by Bosnia's Defence Ministry, saying the "groundbreaking" policy should become standard for any armed forces serving in UN peacekeeping missions.

Jolie said the initiative is "redefining soldiering in the 21st century".

Mr Hague promised the UK will support a planned training centre in Sarajevo for future military and police peacekeepers from the region.

He added that rape is a cheap and devastatingly effective way to terrorise and displace a population and is being used currently in Syria, Central African Republic and South Sudan.

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