World Courant
A UNICEF report reveals that greater than 370 million ladies worldwide have skilled sexual violence earlier than the age of 18.
The United Nations youngsters’s company says one in eight ladies and younger ladies all over the world have skilled rape and sexual violence, with the best variety of victims recorded in sub-Saharan Africa.
UNICEF revealed its first-ever international estimate on sexual violence in opposition to youngsters, which discovered that 79 million ladies – one in 5 – in sub-Saharan international locations affected by battle and insecurity had skilled sexual abuse or rape earlier than turning 18.
“Sexual violence in opposition to youngsters is a stain on our ethical conscience,” mentioned Catherine Russell, UNICEF Govt Director.
“It causes deep and lasting trauma, typically by the hands of somebody the kid is aware of and trusts, in locations the place they need to really feel protected,” she mentioned.
The numbers have been highest in ‘fragile environments’, together with these with weak establishments, the place UN peacekeepers are current or the place there are massive numbers of refugees.