UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — The United Nations (UN) says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented worldwide in 2025, more than double the number recorded the previous year, as rape, sexual slavery and abduction continued to be used as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.

The UN has repeatedly highlighted the deteriorating situation in Haiti, where heavily armed criminal groups have intensified attacks since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021 and continue efforts to destabilise the transitional government.

According to the UN, nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti had been displaced as of May this year, including 95,000 newly displaced between December 2024 and May 2025.