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UNFPA representative: Women and girls in Sudan face widespread danger as funding lags hamper services
Summary
Fabrizia Farcione, UNFPA country representative in Sudan, told a UN Correspondents Association briefing that women and girls across Sudan face pervasive gender-based violence and insecurity — with 76% of women aged 25–49 reporting they feel unsafe — while protection and health funding remain far below needs.
Fabrizia Farcione, UNFPA's country representative in Sudan, told a United Nations Correspondents Association briefing from Khartoum that women and girls across the country face persistent danger and widespread gender-based violence as they flee fighting and live in displacement camps.
"Here, women and girls across Sudan are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger and risks," Farcione said, citing a UNFPA assessment of 95 focus group discussions across 16 of 18 states comprising about 1,000 women and girls.
The assessment, Farcione said, found 76 percent of women aged 25 to 49 reported feeling unsafe in displacement camps and in public spaces such as markets, water points and roads. She described practical risks that compound that fear: lack of…
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