Fabrizia Falcione, UNFPA Country Representative in Sudan, briefed journalists in New York on findings from a recent assessment based on 95 focus group discussions conducted across 16 of Sudan\u2019s 18 states. About 1 000 women and girls took part.<\/p>\n
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According to UNFPA, 76% of women aged 25 to 49 reported feeling unsafe inside displacement camps and sites, as well as outside them, including at markets, water points, firewood collection areas, roads and streets. Fear intensifies at night, particularly when women need to use camp latrines. \u201cNo matter where, they feel unsafe, and it\u2019s not about a few incidents or a few locations,\u201d Falcione said, speaking from Khartoum.<\/p>\n
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Sudan\u2019s conflict, now in its fourth year, continues with no clear end in sight as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces persists across multiple regions. Falcione said many women UNFPA teams have met have lived under prolonged shelling and active conflict, and have been displaced multiple times.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe road to safety is actually not safe at all,\u201d she said, describing reports of harassment, sexual violence, physical assaults, and shortages of food and water during displacement journeys. In camps, women and children make up the majority, yet basic protection measures remain weak.<\/p>\n
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Falcione described women, including pregnant women, walking through camps at night \u201ccompletely in the dark\u201d to reach latrines with no lighting, a situation that increases exposure to violence.<\/p>\n
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