UN Women statement: Drone attacks by day and sexual violence by night leave no safe window for women and girls to collect water amidst rainy season in Sudan’s El Obeid
UN Women | 24.07.2026 14:00Khartoum/Nairobi/Geneva – UN Women is gravely concerned by the emerging pattern of violence against women and girls in El Obeid, Sudan, where drone attacks during the day and sexual violence at night have left no safe window for women and girls to collect water – mirroring the atrocities documented in El Fasher last year. Access to food, healthcare, and other essential services is also severely limited, particularly in displacement sites.
