Women in Sudan's al-Obeid face drone attacks and rape when fetching water, UN says
They've been raped, and they've been subjected to other forms of sexual violence, all while trying to access water, one of life's most fundamental necessities in human rights," Anna Mutavati, U.N. Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Nairobi.CRITICAL WATER SHORTAGESU.N.
- ▪They've been raped, and they've been subjected to other forms of sexual violence, all while trying to access water, one of life's most fundamental necessities in human rights," Anna Mutavati, U.N.
- ▪Women Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Nairobi.CRITICAL WATER SHORTAGESU.N.
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Women in Sudan's al-Obeid face drone attacks and rape when fetching water, UN saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxFILE PHOTO: People pray for the victims of a drone strike in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, Sudan, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo Published Jul 24, 2026, 06:43 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 06:43 PMSet as preferred sourceGENEVA, July 24 - Women and girls in Sudan's al-Obeid face a dire choice between the threat of drone attacks during the day and sexual violence at night when they go out to fetch water in the besieged city, U.N.
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