Warfare is stopping 28 million children worldwide from receiving an education because of sexual violence and attacks on schools, the UN education fund says

The report's author said one of the worst-affected places was the Democratic Republic of Congo, calling it the rape capital of the world. One third of the rapes reported in DR Congo involve children. The school attendance figures for Congolese girls are the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. The sexual violence harms victims' learning potential and creates a climate of fear that keeps girls at home. Militias tend to target symbols of authority when attacking a village, meaning schools and clinics are often destroyed.