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World: Reporting Sexual Violence and Abuse in Conflict - May 2026
By Insecurity Insight at ReliefWeb
· June 10, 2026
· 5 min read
Countries: World, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Honduras, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania . Since the start of Insecurity Insight’s Reporting Sexual Violence monitoring in January 2020
Key takeaway Since the start of Insecurity Insight’s Reporting Sexual Violence monitoring in January 2020 and April 2026, at least 2,398 publicly reported incidents of conflict-related sexual violence have been recorded.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 10, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? Countries: World, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Honduras, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania . Since the start of Insecurity Insight’s Reporting Sexual Violence monitoring in January 2020
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