Ukraine: Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Release a Powerful Call to Action

Kyiv, Ukraine — 25–27 November 2025. Survivor networks of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine have issued a joint Call to Action, with support from the Mukwege Foundation’s Red Line Initiative.

In their Call to Action, the networks urge the Government of Ukraine and the international community to take concrete steps to address survivors’ needs.

“We, Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, welcome the existence of the SEMA Global Call to Action and call on the international community to support the demands set out therein.

However, the situation in Ukraine, in the context of the Russian Federation’s ongoing war of agression, requires considering the specific needs, wishes and demands of Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.

Therefore We, Ukrainian women and men who have survivord conflict-related sexual violence, publish this CALL TO ACTION and we call on all actors to work with us to make these demands a reality.”

Read the complete joint statement in English here and Ukrainian here.

To learn more about this initiative, please visit here.