U.N reports thousands of children raped in Eastern Congo
Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children's agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection.
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Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children's agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection.
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00:00Thousands of children in conflict-ravaged eastern Congo have been subjected to rape and sexual violence over the past two months.
00:08The UN Children's Agency reported on Friday, highlighting severe fighting gaps that leave many children without essential protection.
00:17James Elder, who is Eunice's spokesperson, revealed that children make up to 34-45% of the nearly 10,000 reported cases of sexual violence from January and February 2025.
00:30The violence in Congo has intensified since January, with M23 rebels capturing key cities like Goma and Bukavu, exacerbating a conflict that has already killed approximately 3,000 people.
00:43Sexual violence has become a weapon of war systematically used to terrorize communities, according to UNICEF.