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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says

United Nations Sexual Violence Aid Cuts - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Major cuts in humanitarian aid have left victims of sexual violence in conflicts around the world without lifesaving help as clinics and shelters close, a senior U.N. official warned Tuesday.

Pramila Patten, U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict, lashed out at the U.N. Security Council and the broader international community for making essential services for survivors the “least accessible at the very moment they are needed most.”

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