More than 8.6 million people remain internally displaced in war-torn Sudan - around half of them are women and girls, according to UNHCR.
UN News
From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets Tuesday to debate the best way to improve security for women caught up in conflict.
Key facts:
War is growing deadlier for women and girls, according to the UN Secretary-General’s annual report
Women and girls accounted for one in four of the more than 37,000 civilians killed in armed conflict last year – double the figure in 2021
At least 25 women and girls are killed every day in conflict settings
Some 750 million women and girls now live within 50 kilometres of an active conflict, 40 million more than in 2024 and more than at any time since 1990
As civilian deaths mount, sexual violence is surging
Women continue to be largely shut out of peace talks
