UN says conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025

Published by Albis · 30 May 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.