Congo-Kinshasa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike in Sexual Violence Against Women in DR Congo

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike in Sexual Violence Against Women in DR Congo

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday following a visit to the country.

Congo: Increase in GBV, Humanitarian Crisis Calls for Concern

The surge in sexual violence against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) demands urgent global concern.  Development Diaries reports that the United Nations recently warned that women and girls in the DRC are trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity. According to the Director of Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Shoko Arakaki, essential services ha…

The UN sounds the alarm over the increase in sexual violence against women in the DRC

Speaking to journalists at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Shoko Arakaki, director of humanitarian affairs at the United Nations reproductive health agency (UNFPA), said essential services have been severely disrupted, while incidents of conflict-related rape and sexual violence increased by a third compared to last year. “Congolese women and girls endure enormous suffering, but […] Source

UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DR Congo

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday following a visit to the country.