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Over the last month, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has issued multiple reports expressing concern over the alarming rate of sexual violence against minors occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have always been concerning rates of sexual violence in the DRC but since M23 has taken control of the eastern region of the country, these numbers have skyrocketed. According to UNICEF, since January 24, 2025, “the cases of sexual violence have risen by more than two and a half times. Abductions have increased sixfold, killing and maiming is up sevenfold, and attacks on schools and hospitals have multiplied by 12.”[1]