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. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLgn7V #WomenInConflict #GenderBasedViolence #Peacebuilding #WomenEmpowerment #Africa