DRC, Somalia top cases of conflict-related sexual violence: UN
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In Congo's Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months last year, according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M23 rebels intensified
Breakdown
- UN report shows a 25% rise in conflict-related sexual violence cases in 2024.
- Most cases reported in Central African Republic, DRC, and South Sudan. 9s
- 63 state and non-state parties are listed as suspected of patterns of sexual violence. 16s
- Report introduces an appendix to warn parties of possible future listing. 35s
- Over 17,000 sexual violence victims treated in DRC's Kivu region in five months. 46s