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‘This caused our journey’: the relationship between sexual and gender-based violence and cross-border Sudan to South Sudan migration

This report examines how sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) intersects with migration, affecting women and girls. The report finds that SGBV plays a leading role in forcing women and girls to migrate from war-hit Sudan into South Sudan, where they feel relatively safe, but face challenges of accessing food, shelter, and health services. The report recommends programmes that can empower and provide basic needs for returnees to mitigate the risks of further sexual exploitation and abuse.

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