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HIGHLIGHTS
- During the first quarter of 2025, the UNMISS Human Rights Division (HRD) documented 312 incidents of conflictrelated violence affecting 1,607 civilians, including 739 killed, 679 injured, 149 abducted, and 40 subjected to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). This represents the highest number of civilian victims documented by UNMISS HRD in a single quarter since 2020.
- Compared to the previous quarter (October to December 2024), UNMISS HRD documented a 34 percent increase in violent incidents (from 233 to 312) and an 86 percent increase in the total number of victims (from 866 to 1,607). Notably, both the number of civilians killed and injured increased by 110 percent (from 352 to 739) and 94 percent (from 350 to 679), respectively. Further, the number of abductions increased by 16 percent (from 129 to 149), while the number of documented victims of CRSV increased by 14 percent (from 35 to 40).
- Compared to the same quarter in 2024, this represents a 30 percent increase in violent incidents (from 240 to 312), and a 76 percent increase in the total number of victims (from 913 to 1,607). Notably, compared to the same quarter in 2024, killings increased by 58 percent (from 468 to 739), injuries increased by 107 percent (from 328 to 679), abductions increased by 113 percent (from 70 to 149), and documented victims of CRSV decreased by 15 percent (from 47 to 40).
- The majority of victims were attributed to community-based militias and/or civil defense groups (66 percent), followed by unidentified and opportunistic armed elements (22 percent), and the conventional parties to the armed conflict and other armed groups (15 percent). Concerningly, the number of victims attributable to the conventional parties to the armed conflict and other armed groups increased by 27 percent (from 152 to 193) compared to the previous quarter, and by 151 percent (from 77 to 193) compared to the same quarter in 2024.