Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year – more than double the previous year's figure – as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were deployed as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.
Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN warns
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Mon 14:03 - unric
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you need to know - unric
Thu 03:54 - The Jerusalem Post
UN adds Israeli entities to sexual violence blacklist alongside Hamas - The Jerusalem Post
Thu 05:46 - Middle East Eye
Report: UN adds Israel to blacklist for committing sexual violence in conflict zones
Thu 15:00 - CAIR
CAIR Welcomes UN Adding Israel to List of Sexual Violence Perpetrators in Conflict Zones - CAIR
Thu 17:02 - France 24
Israeli entities to be added to UN sexual violence list over alleged Palestinian detainee abuse - France 24
Thu 17:30 - Al-Monitor
Israel freezes out UN chief over sexual violence blacklist
Thu 19:09 - Fox News
Israel accuses UN of placing it on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas terrorists, severs ties
Thu 19:09 - Fox News
Israel accuses UN of placing it on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas terrorists, severs ties - Fox News
Thu 20:19 - Al Jazeera
UN ‘adds Israel to blacklist’ for conflict-related sexual violence - Al Jazeera
Thu 20:39 - UN News
World News in Brief: Lebanon violence continues, Israel ‘severs ties’ with UN chief, Internal displacement in Haiti, warning to France over prison overcrowding - UN News
Thu 21:18 - Bloomberg.com
Israel Cuts Ties With UN Chief Over Sexual Violence Report - Bloomberg.com
Thu 21:33 - The New York Times
Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist - The New York Times
Fri 02:42 - DW All
Israel, Russia included in UN sexual violence blacklist for first time
Fri 02:42 - DW Top
Israel, Russia included in UN sexual violence blacklist for first time
Fri 02:45 - dw.com
Israel, Russia included in UN sexual violence blacklist - dw.com
Fri 05:19 - Handelsblatt Politik
War: UN report accuses Israel's security forces of sexual violence
Fri 07:36 - Al-Monitor
UN to place Israel on sexual violence in conflict blacklist, Israeli envoy says
Fri 08:37 - Middle East Eye
Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones
Fri 12:00 - UN News Global
Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN warns
Sat 02:42 - Middle East Eye
Iran says Israel attacking UN to evade accountability over sexual violence findings