00:00A new UN report sees the number of conflict-related sexual violence cases reported in 2024 charged by 25%.
00:08Most of the cases were reported in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.
00:16To quickly summarize what has been included, 63 state and non-state parties are listed in the annex of the report,
00:23credibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape and other forms of sexual violence in armed conflict,
00:32which is on the agenda of the Security Council.
00:35The report also introduces for the first time an appendix whereby parties are put on notice for potential listing in the next report of the Secretary General.
00:45In Congo's Kivu alone, health workers treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual violence over just five months in 2024,
00:55according to the report, as battles between Congolese forces and M-23 rebels intensified.
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