Overview

• The U.N. verified a 25% global increase in conflict-related sexual violence in 2024, documenting more than 4,600 survivors.
• The Central African Republic, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan recorded the highest caseloads.
• Armed groups were responsible for most abuses while some state forces were implicated in using sexual violence as a war tactic.
• Newly listed actors range from DRC’s RED Tabara militia to Libyan security agencies, reflecting the report’s widening scrutiny of state and non-state perpetrators.
• The report urges urgent accountability measures, unimpeded humanitarian access for survivors and targeted sanctions to combat entrenched impunity.