United Nations Report Reveals Escalating Impact of Global Armed Conflicts on Women and Girls in 2025

Exam-focused facts from the 31 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Women and girls accounted for one in four civilian deaths in armed conflicts worldwide in 2025, representing a doubling of their proportion since 2021.
At least 25 women and girls were killed every day in armed conflicts throughout 2025.
Approximately 750 million women and girls currently live within 50 km of an active conflict zone, the highest figure recorded since 1990.
Global military expenditure reached a record $2.9 trillion in 2025.
Women comprised only 5 per cent of negotiators across 57 formal peace processes worldwide in 2025.
Cases of conflict-related sexual violence verified by the United Nations (UN) nearly quadrupled between 2022 and 2025.