From stigmatization to empowerment – the United Nations Population Fund supports survivors of violence in Sudan

Laila Bakr – in an interview with Natalie Minard from United Nations news in Geneva – spoke about the challenges facing women in Sudan and the role of the fund in their help. She pointed out that about 84,000 pregnant women in Sudan are likely to give birth during the next three months in circumstances full of challenges.

She said: “Being a woman, I wish I was one of those who looked forward to that moment, but with a little anxiety. But if you are exposed to every corner of gender -based violence, including sexual violence in some cases, where food is rare, and where health care is at its best primitive. You can imagine the anxiety that this woman goes through.”

She said that the fund is making its efforts to ensure that we can deliver humanitarian aid and facilitate the safe birth of this woman. She added: “We do things that others do not pay attention, but they are incredibly beneficial and saved for the lives of shocks with shocks.”

Bakr explained that the fund does not exercise the role of the investigator, but rather focuses on providing immediate assistance to everyone who requests it without discrimination. I explained this by saying: “When a woman or girl enters us, we do not ask her about the identity of the perpetrator or what happened to her, but rather we focus on providing physical care and consultations necessary to help her overcome the shock.”

A touching story for a woman who broke her silence

Laila Bakr recounted a story that she described as “one of the worst stories” that she witnessed ever during her work in the humanitarian field for more than 30 years, as she told the story of a twenty -three -year -old young woman who met her in a shelter during her visit to Sudan in September last year.

This woman was shy and unable to speak because of the shock, but she finally managed to whisper with the word “rape” in the ear of Mrs. Bakr, admitting that she is the first time that she could pronounce these words.

Mrs. Bakr described this meeting as a turning point, noting that she had protected the girl’s privacy in front of others, before she listened to her full story quietly. Thanks to the services of the center supported by the fund, this young woman was able to start the recovery journey from her shock, after she was forced to face her rapist daily in her workplace.

Non -negotiable rights

Laila Bakr expressed her concern about what she described as “Rakat and silence about the situation in Sudan, the lack of global interest in what is happening, and the failure to ensure that the safety and safety of women is not secondary.”

She said that the safety and safety of women in a generous birth, and her ability to care for herself and her family, and to reach safe health care, are global rights. “I hope we can increase awareness about how peace and security to Sudan and move to it to a stable environment in which we can continue to build on some of the efforts we made before.”

Fear of the unknown and hope for recovery

Asked about the most frightening her about the situation in Sudan, and what gives her hope, the UN official said: “What scares me is that this country is one of the most beautiful countries that I have ever.