Reports and Indices

UN Report on Women in Conflict Zones

October 30 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 15 0

UN Women released the UN Secretary-General’s report on Women, Peace and Security, highlighting rising deaths and violence against women and girls in armed conflicts.
In 2025, over 37,000 civilians were killed in armed conflicts; one in four was a woman or girl, with their share doubling since 2021.
Over 750 million women and girls lived within 50 km of active conflicts; the UN verified 9,788 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2025.
Women constituted only 5% of negotiators across 57 peace processes in 2025, and none of the 13 ceasefire agreements explicitly prohibited conflict-related sexual violence.
Women in conflict-affected countries spent five times as many hours on unpaid domestic and care work as men; girls were 2.5 times more likely to be out of school.