Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict

Sep 3, 2021 | UNFPA
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Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing to surrounding countries like Sudan. Not only has fighting not been contained, it has spread to neighbouring regions like Amhara and Afar.

The spiralling crisis has wreaked untold havoc. Rampant sexual violence is going unreported. Many pregnant women – malnourished or starving – have to deliver on the move, putting her life and that of her child at risk. Only a fraction of health facilities are functional, and even fewer can provide post-rape treatment and comprehensive emergency obstetric care.