Published On 17/12/2025
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Last update: 16:39 (Mecca time)
Spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Seif Magango, said that sexual violence is escalating alarmingly in Sudan, and that the repercussions of the conflict are reaching more cities.
Maghango confirmed, in an interview with Al Jazeera, that women bear the biggest bill of the conflict, and that the majority of violations, including rape and kidnapping, occur by the Rapid Support Forces, while some occur at the hands of the armed forces.
The UN official called on both sides of the conflict to protect civilians, especially children and women, who he said were living in a very horrific situation in various cities, especially El Fasher in the Darfur region.
Insecurity is the main challenge in Sudan, where women are subjected to gang rape while at the same time trying to escape from killing and bombs, according to Magango, who stressed the need for both parties to know that they have legal obligations towards civilians.
The spokesman accused both sides of the conflict of violating international law and committing acts of violence and rape against civilians, many of whom face repeated displacement due to the expansion of battles.
He renewed the United Nations’ call to stop the fighting, resolve the conflict through dialogue, and achieve the aspirations of the Sudanese to form a civilian government.
A worsening crisis
The war in Sudan is entering its third year, leaving one of the fastest growing humanitarian crises in the world, with about 14 million people displaced, and more than 21 million falling into the trap of acute hunger, amid continued fighting and restricted aid access.
The latest United Nations data indicates that at least 21.2 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity, while 9.5 million are internally displaced.
4.35 million also fled outside the country, while about 10 million children were deprived of education after schools were destroyed, occupied, or turned into unsafe areas.