05/01/2026
Repost from hearherstories
They are being r***d in their homes. On the road fleeing. In displacement camps while looking for food and water.
As Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, the number of women and girls requiring support after experiencing gender-based violence has nearly doubled in two years and quadrupled since the war began three years ago, according to a new UN Women Gender Alert published April 14, 2026.
Two-thirds of women front-line responders reported a significant increase in sexual violence in 2025. Half said it escalated further in 2026.
In 2025 alone, 85 women-led organizations provided support to more than 17.5 million people in need. Not one Sudanese woman has been included in formal peace negotiations in three years of war.
They are doing the work. They are being excluded from the solution. That is not an accident. That is a choice. 🖤
Source: UN Women Gender Alert, April 14, 2026