More than 200 children were raped in Sudan since the beginning of 2024, UN children’s agency says

The United Nations has warned that sexual violence against children is being used as a strategy in the war that is devastating Sudan.

In the Sudanese civil war, rape is used as a weapon of war against women. Due to the humanitarian emergency, girls are forced into marriage and many have no access to education. By Anna Osius.

According to the UN, every 10 minutes a woman or girl is killed by her partner or someone in her family.

UN Report Highlights Alarming Sexual Violence Against Children in Sudan - teleSUR English

The United Nations has reported that sexual violence against children is being employed as a common strategy in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A recent report highlights that millions of children are in jeopardy due to this alarming trend. In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one year old have been victims of rape across nine states in Sudan. “Millions of children in Sudan are at risk of rape and…

UNICEF Says Over 200 Children and Infants Have Been Raped During Sudan’s Civil War

In Sudan, at least 221 children, some as young as 1 year old, have been subjected to rape by armed forces since the beginning of 2024. That’s according to a dire new report by UNICEF, which gives the first comprehensive look at mass sexual violence being used as a weapon of war against children while Sudan’s conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces nears two years. One witness testimony read, “After nine at night,…

Sexual violence used as war tactic against Sudanese children: UNICEF

UNICEF said the war in Sudan is resulting in the rape of children. At least 221 cases, 66% of which are girls, have been reported since the beginning of 2024. Those numbers are just a glimpse because many survivors, especially the 33% of victims who are boys, are too scared to report their assault due to stigma and cultural taboos. The prevalence of sexual assault against children in conflict-ridden areas of Sudan is twice as high as in other pa…