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“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan

There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault. ©UNFPA Sudan
  • 02 April 2025
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“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan. © UNFPA Central African Republic/Karel Prinsloo
  • 19 March 2025
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Meeting women's and girls' needs where they are to prevent and address gender-based violence

Community mobilizer Fatima Ali was displaced from her home in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by flooding in October 2024. She continues her work providing support to women and girls. © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 22 November 2024
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Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

Although the vast majority of victims of conflict-related sexual violence are women and girls, it is also all too common – and severely underreported – among men and boys. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine
  • 26 November 2024
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“You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

A UNFPA mobile health team member provides health services for displaced women and children in Gedaref, in eastern Sudan. More than 135,000 people have been displaced from Aj Jazirah state since October 20, following a wave of armed violence. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
  • 19 November 2024
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06 August 2024

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“No one is spared”: Sexual violence wielded as a weapon in Haiti’s humanitarian crisis

Edrish Justilien is a psychologist at the UNFPA-supported Petite Place Cazeau Hospital in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © UNFPA Haiti/Wendy Desert
  • 26 June 2024
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Statement

Hearing and healing survivors of sexual violence is essential to lasting peace

18 June 2024

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Speech

10th International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

19 June 2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2024

19 June 2024

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