New Save the Children research: 10% of children arriving in Uganda say they were raped as they fled DR Congo’s brutal conflict

(Save the Children) – As thousands of Congolese refugees arrive in Uganda each week, a new assessment by Save the Children has found that 10% of newly arrived children said they were raped during their journey to Uganda. The assessment—which interviewed 132 refugee children aged 10-17 about their protection and education needs¹—also found that hunger was the biggest issue facing children on their journey fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), affecting 81%. Sickness affected more than 1 in 2 children (53%) along the way, and a quarter of children interviewed said they were assaulted by armed groups as they fled (27%).

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