Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Women and War - Victims of Violence and Voices of Peace: [IPS] United Nations -- In 2023, approximately 612 million women and girls lived within 50 kilometers of a conflict zone, more than 50 percent higher than a decade ago. During war, they disproportionately suffer from gender-based and sexual violence. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgn7V" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgn</span><span class="invisible">7V</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenInConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenInConflict</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GenderBasedViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderBasedViolence</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Peacebuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peacebuilding</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenEmpowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenEmpowerment</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>