UNICEF: A Child Reported Raped Every 30 Minutes in Eastern DRC – TRTWORLD Shocking Report
April 14, 2025
A child is raped every 30 minutes in eastern DRC, UNICEF’s spokesperson James Elder said at a Geneva press briefing on April 11.
Thousands have been subjected to sexual violence – even toddlers are among the survivors.
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“A child is raped every half an hour in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
That’s what UNICEF revealed in a press briefing in Geneva, describing the horrifying scale of sexual violence in the ongoing conflict in the region.
Girls, and even toddlers, are being targeted, while survivors are increasingly left without access to even the most basic medical care.
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