Sudan: 'I Witnessed Unimaginable Horrors' - Sexual Violence Used As Weapon of Terror Against Women and Girls Across Sudan

In late 2024, armed men forced their way into Layla's* home in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, while she was alone with her children. "They arrested my son and took me to a… Read more »

Central African Republic: 'Life Is Dangerous for Women in This Camp' - in the Central African Republic, Survivors of Sexual Violence Lose Critical Support As Funding Is Slashed

"Life is dangerous for women in this camp," said Mariam Zakaria, 32, who recently fled brutal violence and conflict in Sudan, returning to the Central African Republic, her home… Read more »

Central Africa: Giving Birth Under Fire in North Kivu, As Conflict Grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo - As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly,… Read more »

Chad: 'I Came to Help My Sisters' - As Chad Grapples With Record Floods and a Refugee Crisis, Midwives Are Bridging the Divide

"The water ruined everything - the rice, the money... Everything is under water." In October 2024, Gloria Nadjitessem, 31, lost her home in Chad's capital N'Djamena to devastating… Read more »

Africa: Do You Know Your Rights? Protections From Gender-Based Violence Amid Displacement

Disasters and wars drive people from their homes and into displacement, insecurity, and skyrocketing risk of abuses like rape, child marriage and trafficking. Read more »

Sudan: 'You Don't See Young Women in Some Camps' - Harrowing Reports of Sexual Violence and Healthcare Attacks in Sudan's Aj Jazirah State

"Some parents were killed while trying to protect their daughters from being raped," said Sara*, a counsellor in Sudan's eastern Aj Jazirah state and one of many health workers… Read more »

Nigeria: Responders to Nigeria's Flood Crisis Are Themselves Affected By Crisis

Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in… Read more »

Sudan: 'Hope Had No Place in Our Hearts' - UNFPA Mobile Health Teams Treat Pregnant Women Fleeing Violence in Sudan

Under shelling and gunfire, 32-year-old Esraa cradled her newborn son. As the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, she was trying to reach a health clinic for treatment for her… Read more »

Africa: 5 Reasons Why Menstruation Support Is Critical in a Humanitarian Crisis

Every month, nearly 2 billion people menstruate, but gender inequality, poverty and other forms of marginalization mean the world has still not adapted to become period-friendly.… Read more »

Mali: Mali Conflict Carries Heavy Toll for Pregnant Women Amid Rising Insecurity

"Many women come here to give birth as a last resort," said Kadiatou Karembé, a midwife at the Sominé Dolo hospital in Sévaré in Mopti, in central Mali.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: After Surviving Sexual Violence, Youth Leader Creates Change for Girls With Disabilities

MATADI, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ngoma* is deaf, so she didn't hear the group of boys as they snuck up behind her on a road in her hometown of Matadi, in the Democratic… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Women and Girls Endure Six Months of Conflict With No End in Sight

Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months ago. The 34-year old was, at the time, mother to six children and pregnant. "I was… Read more »