Refugee women are more affected by violence against women than any other women’s population in the world and all refugee women are at risk of rape or other forms of sexual violence. Sexual violence is regarded the UN as one of the worst global protection challenges due to its scale, prevalence and profound impact. Up to half a million women were raped during the Rwandan genocide; more than 90% of women and girls over the age of three suffered sexual violence in parts of Liberia, while three out of four women have survived sexual violence in parts of Eastern Congo.
