{"id":15919,"date":"2025-04-15T14:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15919"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:29:42","slug":"un-systematic-use-of-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/15\/un-systematic-use-of-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"UN: Systematic Use of Rape as a Weapon of War in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A United Nations agency warned on Tuesday that rape is being systematically used as a weapon in the war in Sudan, which has now entered its second year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"297\">Anna Mutavati, the Regional Director for UN Women in East and Southern Africa, told journalists in Geneva via video link from Port Sudan:\u201cWe have seen a 288% increase in the demand for life-saving support for victims of rape and sexual violence. We are beginning to witness the systematic use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"765\">UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi also warned on Tuesday that continuing to turn a blind eye to the situation in Sudan, where the war has now entered its third year, would have \u201ccatastrophic consequences\u201d for the country and the region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6540\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6540 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Legal Hurdles Emerge as Sudan Presses ICJ to Restrain UAE-Backed Armed Groups\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1-450x246.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/g-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sudan&#8217;s War Crimes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"156a16b3-8f48-4ae5-b0e3-9482e745537d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"72\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"72\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Grandi Warns of Catastrophic Consequences if Sudan Crisis Is Ignored<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"inline-flex rounded-xl border border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700\">\n<div class=\"text-token-text-secondary flex items-center justify-center gap-4 px-4 py-3 text-sm\">Grandi wrote in a statement:\u201cWe must do everything we can to bring peace to Sudan. Humanitarian aid must be increased and development support must be strengthened. Ignoring the situation will lead to catastrophic consequences,\u201dwarning Europeans as well of a potential influx of Sudanese refugees if sufficient aid is not provided.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1118\">He added:\u201cThe Sudanese people are caught in the midst of war, widespread abuses, humiliation, hunger, and other hardships. They are facing the indifference of the outside world, which has shown little interest in peace in Sudan or in assisting its neighbors over the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1412\">He continued:\u201cThe Sudanese are not the only ones who have fallen off the global radar. The world has largely turned its back on the countries and communities that have welcomed large numbers of refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13026\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13026 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kl000.jpg\" alt=\"Sudan is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster after the U.S. halted vital aid, leaving millions at risk of famine amid escalating war.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kl000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kl000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kl000-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">famine risk<br \/>in Sudan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bf0b0c50-1656-4730-a745-64ea74edb4db\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Grandi Highlights Regional Instability and Urges Support for Sudanese Refugees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"1864\">Large numbers of refugees have fled to resource-strapped Chad and to Egypt, which currently hosts 1.5 million Sudanese. South Sudanese who had previously sought refuge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/04\/18\/exposing-injustice-sudans-health-minister-reveals-harsh-realities-of-sexual-violence-by-rapid-support-forces\/\">Sudan<\/a> have returned to their homeland, which itself stands on the brink of civil war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1884\">Grandi stressed:\u201cThe stability of the entire region is at risk. There is an urgent need not only for humanitarian protection but also for development aid so that host governments can provide a better future for both refugees and their own citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2202\">He also said that the horrors of the war are not limited to Sudan\u2019s neighbors:\u201cSudanese refugees are reaching Uganda and crossing through Libya in perilous journeys to reach Europe\u2026 These refugees are deserving of and in need of their basic rights\u2014safety, dignity, education, work, health, shelter, and peace. Many have undertaken this journey in pursuit of these rights, and many more will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A United Nations agency warned on Tuesday that rape is being systematically used as a weapon in the war in Sudan, which has now entered its second year. Anna Mutavati, the Regional Director for UN Women in East and Southern Africa, told journalists in Geneva via video link from Port Sudan:\u201cWe have seen a 288% &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3708,2961,4839],"class_list":["post-15919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-sudan-war","tag-sudanese-women","tag-united-nations-agency"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN: Systematic Use of Rape as a Weapon of War in Sudan - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United Nations has raised urgent concerns over the systematic use of rape in Sudan&#039;s war, now in its third year.\" 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