Protection for women from sexual violence is going backwards, with nearly a third of women and girls in conflict zones from Sudan to Yemen becoming victims, Britain’s Foreign Secretary has said
Making a speech at a women, peace and security (WPS) event in London, Yvette Cooper argued that while the world experiences its worst cycle of conflict since the Second World War, more women than ever are being subjected to violence.
“From Syria to Sudan and from Yemen to Ukraine, it is estimated that in conflict zones up to 30 per cent of women and girls have experienced sexual violence – including appalling ordeals of rape, abduction and sexual slavery,” she said at the event, which was
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