Uganda is the third largest host nation, currently hosting over 1.3 million refugees from neighboring countries. The majority of the refugees in Uganda are from South Sudan and the DRC.
Refugee women fleeing conflict are still susceptible to rape, sexual exploitation, or trafficking, even once they arrive in refugee settlements due to a lack of protection networks and basic resources.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has had an estimated 5 million people displaced between 2017 and 2019. Innocent civilians are frequently victims of horrific sexual violence and rape in one of the most complex and challenging conflicts worldwide.
Since 2013, violent conflict in South Sudan has claimed thousands of lives and forced 4 million people from their homes. The situation has been declared a humanitarian emergency by UNHCR with displacement in the region continuing to rise.