Millions of lives at risk from “brutal” funding cuts, UN refugee chief says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Millions of lives are at risk from “brutal funding cuts” from donors, the UN refugee chief said on Thursday, warning that women refugees are already at greater risk of rape and that children are being pushed into trafficking or early marriage. “Brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of […]
Wow!: UK cathedrals witnessing how art is helping trauma survivors in Nigeria
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports on a touring exhibition revealing how the work of British artist Hannah Rose Thomas has helped women who have experienced sexual violence in northern Nigeria…
UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Israel carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians by systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a report on Thursday. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the report’s findings, saying they were biased and antisemitic. “Instead of […]
Infants as young as one raped in Sudan, UNICEF says
Geneva, Switzerland/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Children under five, including babies, are among victims of sexual violence in the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to findings shared on Tuesday by UN children’s agency UNICEF. The UN agency cited a database compiled by Sudan-based groups helping survivors of sexual violence which […]
“Climate of terror”: Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war
Reuters correspondents report on the deteriorating situation for children in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Children’s bodies a ‘battleground’ in Haiti as sexual violence surges, UNICEF warns
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned into “battlegrounds”, UNICEF warned. Describing the increase between 2023-2024 as “staggering,” the spokesperson for the United Nations agency for children, James Elder, told reporters at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Friday that […]
Haiti’s sexual violence survivors face dwindling support, report warns
Reuters Survivors of sexual violence in Haiti face worsening risks and dwindling support amid the growing influence of armed gangs, a collapsed healthcare system and a frozen justice system, a report warned on Monday. Nearly 4,000 women and girls reported being victims of sexual violence in the first 10 months of 2024, Human Rights Watch […]
Sudan’s RSF and allies sexually abused victims from eight to 75 years, UN mission says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allies have committed “staggering” levels of sexual abuse, raping civilians as troops advance and abducting some women as sex slaves during the more than 18-month war, a UN mission said on Tuesday. Victims have ranged between eight and 75 years, said the UN fact-finding mission’s report, […]
Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Around a quarter of adolescent girls who have been in relationships have endured physical or sexual violence, a World Health Organization study said on Tuesday, calling for more prevention actions. The WHO analysis published in the Lancet medical journal was based on surveys from thousands of adolescent girls aged between 15 and […]
Sexual violence widespread in Sudan’s capital, report says
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed widespread acts of sexual violence in the capital Khartoum, including gang rape and forced marriages, in its war with the armed forces, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. An HRW report said some attacks had also been attributed to the army, which the RSF has […]