Global Database on Violence against Women
Sudan
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :34.2 % (1)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :86.6 % (2)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :141 (3)
Sudan Search Data
1 - 10 of 38 ResultsNational Strategy of Eliminating Violence against Women 2015-2032
Sudan | 2015 | 2032
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Strategic Plan to Combat Violence against Women 2012-2016
Sudan | 2012
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Law on the Child
Sudan | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
Specialized Women's and Children's Courts on Violence
Sudan | 2010
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Training of Local Communities on Violence against Women
Sudan | 2010
Type of Measure : Prevention > Community mobilization
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Specialized Police Offices on Violence against Women
Sudan | 2010
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Unit for the Suppression of Violence against Women and Children
Sudan | 2010
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Strategy for Combating Violence against Women
Sudan | 2010 | 2012
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(3) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
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