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“Women are in fear day and night”: Untold numbers suffer conflict-related sexual violence as crisis grips South Sudan
By United Nations Population Fund at ReliefWeb
· June 18, 2026
· 6 min read
Countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia . She fled the outbreak of violence in March and arrived across the border in Ethiopia, frightened and struggling to access any services. “I ran for my life without carrying anything with me, only my children,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, whic
Key takeaway On 19 June, the United Nations observes the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, calling for an end to this violence and to the stigma that prevents so many survivors from coming forward.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 18, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 6 min
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What is this story about? Countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia . She fled the outbreak of violence in March and arrived across the border in Ethiopia, frightened and struggling to access any services. “I ran for my life without carrying anything with me, only my children,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, whic
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