The plight of women and children in Darfur : an assessment of the crisis between 2000 and 2013

Abstract

The plight of women facing war and armed conflict remain a source of concern to Global leaders. Women and children are the most vulnerable group in these situations and they face varying degrees of harm and abuses in the hands of parties to the conflicts. They also become major victims of the consequences of armed conflict and wars. Consequently, women suffer escrutiatenly during and after the war. This research looks at the plight of women and children in Darfur conflict. The aim of the conflict is to undertake an assessment of the impact of Darfur crisis on women and children with respect to welfare and rights. To this end, this research adopted the Socialist Feminist Theory to capture and analyse the objectives of the study. The research used extent literature and personal experiences of the researcher to analyse issues the plight of women in the conflict under study. The study finds out that women and children are the most vulnerable group of people during armed conflicts and war especially in Darfur. It also found out that women were victims of displacement who were subjected to various forms of sexual abuses and victimization. The research recommended among other that women should be included in the peace making process.