Sudan: ‘I survived rape, but I do not know how to survive life after it’
18 June 2025 UN Interviews 0 seconds of 14 minutes, 7 seconds Volume 50% Download Over two years after civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their former allies-turned rival militia, the RSF, Sudan is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 13 million displaced . Rape used as a weapon of war, together with other sexual violence, has disproportionately shattered the lives of women and girls. Today, gender agency UN Women estimates that 12.1 million people – 25 per cent of the population – is at risk. Just ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN News’s Emma Trager-Lewis spoke to Esméralda Alabre, who leads the UN reproductive health agency UNFPA ’s work to counter gender based-violence in Sudan. Audio Credit Emma Trager-Lewis, UN News Audio 14'7" Photo Credit © UNICEF/Tess Ingram Sudan https://news.un.org/