Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says

UNITED NATIONS – Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan, according to a U.N. report.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ annual report, released Thursday, said more than 4,600 people survived sexual violence in 2024, with armed groups carrying out the majority of the abuse but some by government forces. He stressed that the U.N.-verified figures don’t reflect the global scale and prevalence of these crimes.

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