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More than 150 women and girls have come forward in the past 12 days to seek help in South Sudan after they were raped or suffered other forms of sexual violence, the heads of three UN agencies said on Monday.
Armed men, many in uniform, carried out the attacks near the northern city of Bentiu, according to a joint statement from Henrietta Fore, who heads the UN children's agency UNICEF, UN aid chief Mark Lowcock and the director of the UN Population Fund, Natalia Kanem.
The three agencies condemned "these abhorrent attacks" and called on South Sudan authorities to ensure the perpetrators face justice.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) last week said 125 women and girls had been raped while walking to emergency food distribution centers set up by international aid agencies.
At war since 2013, South Sudan has seen horrific levels of sexual violence.
In the first half of 2018, some 2,300 cases were reported, the vast majority of those targeting women and girls. More than 20 percent of the victims were children, the UN statement said.
The three agencies said the actual number of rapes was far higher because the violence is severely underreported.
65% of women in South Sudan experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. At one @UNFPA facility funded by Canada and Sweden, survivors receive the full range of care available, including clinical treatment for rape, psychological aid, & legal support #HearMeToo pic.twitter.com/YTWDqCdQpyAs well as being raped, MSF said many of the victims were "whipped, beaten or clubbed with sticks and rifle butts" and robbed of their clothes, shoes, money and the ration cards entitling them to food aid.
- Canada Mission UN (@CanadaUN) November 30, 2018
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