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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Conflict-related sexual violence has risen sharply in 2024, with more than 4,600 people subjected to violence as a tactic of war, torture, terror and political repression, according to the 16th annual report of the UN Secretary-General on sexual violence in conflict released on Thursday.
This figure is 25 percent higher than the previous year. The report covers 21 countries for which UN-verified information is available.
While these alarming figures do not reflect the global scale and prevalence of these crimes, the report shows the gravity and brutality of this scourge. The highest number of cases were recorded in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan, according to a press release from the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The vast majority of victims were women (92 percent), but there were also girls, men and boys among the victims.
Despite growing needs, humanitarian access has been severely restricted and/or blocked by parties to the conflict, the report says.
The report calls for sustainable funding through the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and the deployment of Women Protection Advisers in all relevant situations, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2467.
The document also urges all parties to the conflict to take concrete measures to prevent sexual violence, as explicitly stated in UNSCR 2467, including issuing clear orders and providing unimpeded access for monitoring and provision of services. –0–
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