Women on the frontlines of Sudan's sexual violence epidemic

In Sudan, the United Nations verified more than 500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2025, 98 per cent of victims were women and girls. The majority were targeted on the basis of ethnicity, as well as for their real or perceived affiliation with rival forces. As in most conflicts, the number of verified cases in Sudan is widely known to be just the tip of the iceberg due to insecurity. UN Women’s latest data shows that the number of women and girls requiring support for gender-based violence has quadrupled since the start of the war more than… Video by UN Women.