More than 200 children were raped in Sudan since the beginning of 2024, UN children’s agency says

More than 200 children, some as young as one, raped in Sudan

UNICEF report says sexual violence, including rape, is ‘being used as a tactic of war’ in violation of international law and laws protecting children. Published: March 4, 2025 Children in war-ravaged Sudan, some as young as a year old, have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the United Nations children’s agency. In a report published on Tuesday, UNICEF said at least 221 children, including boys, were raped by armed men, accordi…

UN Report Highlights Alarming Sexual Violence Against Children in Sudan - teleSUR English

The United Nations has reported that sexual violence against children is being employed as a common strategy in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A recent report highlights that millions of children are in jeopardy due to this alarming trend. In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one year old have been victims of rape across nine states in Sudan. “Millions of children in Sudan are at risk of rape and…

UNICEF Says Over 200 Children and Infants Have Been Raped During Sudan’s Civil War

In Sudan, at least 221 children, some as young as 1 year old, have been subjected to rape by armed forces since the beginning of 2024. That’s according to a dire new report by UNICEF, which gives the first comprehensive look at mass sexual violence being used as a weapon of war against children while Sudan’s conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces nears two years. One witness testimony read, “After nine at night,…