Overview
- UN Women, Peace and Security reporting for 2025 shows 676 million women now live within 50 km of active conflict, the highest level in decades.
- Civilian casualties among women and children have quadrupled in the most recent two-year period, while conflict-related sexual violence rose by 87 percent.
- Maternal deaths are about 50 percent higher in conflict-affected areas, with damaged health systems and disrupted services compounding risk.
- Internal displacement reached a record 83.4 million in 2025, mostly driven by conflict and violence, deepening women’s vulnerability to trafficking and abuse.
- Despite bearing the heaviest burdens, women remain underrepresented in peace processes and local women’s groups receive a reported 0.4 percent of humanitarian aid, as experts also warn that AI-enabled weapons could heighten civilian harm.