UN says conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025
Last updated May 30, 2026
UN reporting documented nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2025, with rape, sexual slavery and abduction recorded across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean
- The report strengthens accountability pressure and changes the diplomatic framing of several active wars.
- UN investigators documented nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence around the world in 2025, more than double the number verified the year before, according to UN.
- The cases included rape, sexual slavery and abduction used as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean, according to the UN News excerpt and Jamaica.
- The supplied article packet does not provide a full country-by-country table, but it verifies the global scale and cross-regional spread.
- The report also changed the diplomatic frame around several conflicts.
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