Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Crisis Worsening Despite Repeated Warnings

Alarming levels of sexual violence in eastern DRC

Alarming levels of sexual violence in eastern DRC The response remains inadequate and many people are still not able to receive care. Kate Rankin June 12 2025, 10:29am MSF calls on all parties to the conflict to improve the safety of civilians and access to care for all. We also urge the international community to prioritize care for survivors despite the current funding cuts. An MSF health promoter leads an information session about sexual h…

Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Crisis Worsening Despite Repeated Warnings

This year again, the number of victims and survivors of sexual violence treated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains at an alarming level. MSF calls on all parties to the conflict to improve the safety of civilians and access to care for all. The medical humanitarian organisation also urges the international community to maintain care for survivors as a priority, despite the current funding…

Democratic Republic of Congo: Alarming levels of sexual violence persist in the eastern part of the country | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

An alarming number of survivors of sexual violence have been treated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) so far in 2025. MSF calls on all parties to the conflict to improve the safety of civilians and access to care for all. We urge the international community to maintain care for survivors as a priority, despite the current funding cuts.  For years, MSF teams have repeate…

Dead Bodies Don’t Trend: The Invisible Wars of Congo and Sudan - Other News - Voices against the tide

By Nkosana Sithole kaMiya* – Modern Diplomacy Humanitarian catastrophes in African countries such as Sudan and the DRC, by mass displacement, state collapse, ethnic cleansing, and rape as a weapon of war, remain largely invisible on social media. In a world increasingly shaped by the flickering images of social media, the pain of others has become a form of digital currency, traded, scrolled past, commented on, and algorithmically ranked. Yet no…

Sexual Violence Deepens in DR Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict, Limited Aid

The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised concerns about the critical situation regarding sexual violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They report that the support and treatment available for victims are still insufficient, while assaults against women continue to occur at an alarming rate. In 2024, approximately 40,000 victims and survivors received treatment from the MSF team in the…