A war waged on the bodies of women and girls: following visit to Chad, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict calls for the immediate cessation of sexual violence by parties to the conflict in Sudan and urges for funding to support survivors

New York, 24 July 2024: At the invitation of the Government, the Special Representative ofthe Secretary-General (SRSG) Pramila Patten led an official visit to Chad between 14 and 18 July
2024, to assess the situation in the Ouaddaï Region, where more than 620,000 refugees have
sought protection, including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, who have fled the
ongoing hostilities in Sudan.