Women killed in conflict doubled in 2023 compared with the previous year, according to a UN report that criticized 'oppressive patriarchal' structures and sexual violence.
in 2023 compared with the previous year, according to a UN report that criticized"oppressive patriarchal" structures and sexual violence. In 2023, more than 170 armed conflicts were recorded, with around 612 million women and girls living within 50 kilometers of these conflicts, 150% more than a decade ago, the report said.
''Women continue to pay the price of the wars of men,'' said UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous. ''This is happening in the context of a larger war on women. The deliberate targeting of women's rights is not unique to conflict-affected countries but is even more lethal in those settings.
Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected - from gender-based violence to rape used as a tool of war - but…
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