Sophie Wessex has made an impassioned speech via video link at a United Nations (UN) event to highlight that sexual violence in the home or during conflicts is likely to have 'risen substantially' since lockdown began. Speaking in an address to a UN forum on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Sophie called on the world to listen to the needs of survivors. In her address, the 55-year-old royal said: 'Since the pandemic began, the number of cases of sexual violence across conflict settings and in domestic settings are very likely to have risen substantially. Sophie told the virtual UN event for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict: 'Covid-19 has amplified suffering with the restrictions imposed on survivors.' Since the pandemic began the number of cases of sexual violence across conflict settings and in domestic settings are very likely to have risen substantially.

Source: Daily Mail June 20, 2020 11:32 UTC