OCHA: There are increasing reports of gender-based violence

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a press statement that there are increasing reports of gender-based violence, particularly from internally displaced persons fleeing from one country to another, as well as an increase in the number of domestic violence cases.

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, has expressed grave concern over reports of sexual violence against women and girls, including allegations of rape, committed by parties to the conflict in Sudan.