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Women and girls mired in Sudan crisis suffer surge in sexual violence
A year since the outbreak of Sudan’s conflict, sexual and other forms of violence are rife in conflict zones and on asylum routes, while a lack of funding is hampering UNHCR’s response.
Following high-level mission, UNHCR recognizes Central America and Mexico’s response to displacement
PANAMA CITY – UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, has just concluded her first mission to Central America and Mexico, highlighting that a hemispheric approach based on solidarity and solutions is the only way to protect and stabilize the unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people in the region.
Thousands still fleeing Sudan daily, after one year of war
Geneva – A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country and its neighbours experiencing one of the largest and most challenging humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. The number of Sudanese forced to flee has now surpassed 8.5 million people, with 1.8 million of them having crossed borders.