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Sudan: United Nations leaders call for urgent action against scourge of sexual violence amid ongoing conflict

Joint Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, and Assistant Secretary-Genera

Joint Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, and Assistant Secretary-Genera

More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate passed a similar measure and U.S. leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote.

About 25 million people, almost half of Sudan’s population need humanitarian assistance. An estimated 9 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan, including 4 million children; and over 14,000 women, men, and children have reportedly been killed.

As the conflict in Sudan nears its one-year mark, the UN Refugee Agency is warning that over 25 million people are facing a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight.

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The crisis in Haiti is escalating at an alarming rate. The country is witnessing staggering levels of lawlessness and brutality at the hands of armed gangs.

Geneva, Mar 26 (360info) Thin, under-nourished women, clad in cotton saris and headscarves, sit on their haunches amid the warren of mud and thatched huts. They speak among themselves in a strange...

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