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Gaia Chiti Strigelli, Tapiwa Uchizi Nyasulu, Cynthia Amanda Lungu

An SOS to men: Women and children bear the brunt of sexual violence in the refugee camps on the continent.
It is only positive masculinity that can rescue them from this scourge, the writers argue. Photo UNHCR

JOINT OPINION PIECE BY UN REGIONAL GENDER ADVISERS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA GAIA CHITI STRIGELLI

28 NOV 2025

‘Positive Masculinity’ changing the game in Africa

The majority of those displaced in emergencies are women and girls, increasing their risk of sexual violence. Girls are forced into child marriage or transactional sex, both last…

Gaia Chiti Strigelli, Tapiwa Uchizi Nyasulu, Cynthia Amanda Lungu

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