The IRC's technical advisor Catherine Poulton recently sat with the women and girls in the Central African Republic who face the stark reality of assault, sexual violence and kidnapping on a daily basis.
Since war erupted in the Central African Republic in 2012, scores of people have been killed and displaced—but the world has paid little attention. Some 1.6 million Central Africans are struggling to survive and more than 417,000 have fled to neighboring countries. Reports of sexual violence have increased dramatically.