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Sudan: Three quarters of women feel unsafe as war rages on

UN News·© UN Women/Mutwakil Ahmed·about 1 month ago
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Sudan: Three quarters of women feel unsafe as war rages on Fabrizia Falcione, UNFPA Country Representative in Sudan, briefed journalists in New York on a recent assessment based on 95 focus group discussions across 16 out of 18 states. Roughly 1,000 women girls participated and 76 per cent of those aged 25 to 49 “reported feeling unsafe in the displacement camps and sites, but also outside the camps: in markets, water points, in firewood collection areas, roads and streets,” she said, speaking from Khartoum. This was particularly the case at night, when going to use latrines in the camps. “No matter where, they feel unsafe, and it's not about a few incidents or a few locations,” she said. Displacement, violence and danger in the dark The conflict in Sudan has now entered a fourth year, with fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) showing no signs of stopping. Ms.…

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