Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo

Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.
Congo-Kinshasa: Children in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Increasingly Exposed to Sexual Violence, Abduction and Recruitment - UNICEF
"I am deeply alarmed by the intensifying violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its impact on children and families. In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties to the conflict,
Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says - An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern DR Congo, Unicef says
Conflict in mineral-rich region shows no signs of abating, with both government forces and M23 rebels implicated in atrocities.
Scores of children systematically raped by armed men in eastern Congo: UNICEF
UNICEF's statement highlights reports of horrific abuses, with armed men, allegedly from both the M23 rebels and government forces, committing atrocities.
Unicef Says Armed Men Raped Scores of Children in Eastern Congo Rampage
The United Nations’ children’s agency has accused armed men in eastern Congo of raping hundreds of women and children during a single week of fighting as Rwandan-backed rebels cemented control over the city of Goma,
UNICEF says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children
The U.N. children's fund says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels as the conflict in the mineral- rich region intensified in rece
Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF
Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday.
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
UNICEF accuses armed men in eastern Congo of raping scores of children
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1d
UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Hungry, Thirsty, Exhausted: How UNICEF Helps Children In DRC
UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo delivering urgently needed humanitarian assistance.
devdiscourse1d
Crisis in Eastern Congo: Humanitarian Tensions and Grave Violations
In eastern Congo, armed men have committed severe humanitarian crimes, including the rape of hundreds of children and ...