Alert: Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns

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Alert 30 December 2025

Sexual violence against children 'entrenched, systemic and widespread' across DR Congo, UNICEF warns Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Read more

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