00:00In Sudan, the Doctors Without Borders organization reported that the rapid support forces and allied militias are using sexual violence
00:07as a weapon of war and a systematic means of controlling the civilian population in Darfur.
00:12Between January 2024 and November 2025, at least 3,000 survivors of sexual violence sought treatment at the organization centers
00:19in North and South Darfur.
00:21Survivors clearly and frequently identified the perpetrators as combatants from the rapid support forces who target specific ethnic groups, particularly
00:29the non-Arab Sahagawa community.
00:32Between December 2025 and January of this year, Doctors Without Borders identified 732 survivors of sexual violence in displaced persons
00:40camps.
00:46The government of South Sudan warned that landmine clearance operations will take years despite its demanding goals.
00:52Despite the goal of clearing all minefields this year, the threat of war remnants in the Eastern African nation remains
00:58critical.
00:59In this regard, the United Nations reports more than 5,000 people have died or been injured after triggering mines
01:05since the country's independence 15 years ago.
01:08In response, the Director of the National Mine Action Authority, Yurkus Barak, emphasized that these efforts are vital not only
01:15to save lives but also to ensure the mobility of humanitarian aid and peacekeeping forces.
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