Duchess Sophie makes secret trip abroad for incredible reason | Royal | News
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, spent four days in the Democratic Republic of Democratic Congo during a hidden high -security trip for the “shine” on the armament of rape “and recognized the work to support the survivors of sexual violence against terrible war.
On Monday, he visited me at the conflict kick in the east of the country and explained that a 16 -year -old girl was attacked by a police officer, and another woman announced that she was sexually assaulted as she escaped from the rebel regions.
During his visit on Wednesday, Sophie, who was awarded to the Panzi Clinic in Kinshasa, providing care for the survivors of sexual violence due to conflict, Dr. Denis watched that he had been operated by Mukwege.
Duchess then told reporters: “You really should question yourself and ‘how can we reach a point where rape is considered a part of daily life?’ ‘
He also questioned the following: “That’s why it is terrible to hear their stories, but each one deserves to be said and each deserves to be recognized, so I don’t get any light and I wish we didn’t have to hear them, but it is important that we do it.”
Duchess Sophie added: “I think you should let this problem be under your skin. And there’s only one way to achieve it, you should really see it yourself.
“You must understand the environment in which people live and come and come to them, not to come to you and go to them.
He continued: “And where they live, the conditions in which they are in, the moment and future of them can have what they can have, and unfortunately what they cannot do.”
On Monday morning, 60 -year -old Sophie flew to Beni on a flight from Entebbe in Uganda and traveled with a security team during the trip. After landing, he said that it was a “honor” to return to the Democratic Republic of Congo, who had previously visited in 2022, but added: “I wish it was happier times.”
The Duchess is a champion of the UN’s women, the Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) and the British attempt to prevent sexual violence (PSVI) in the conflict attempt.
Other visits involved Virunga Origins Café, the official partner of Virunga National Park, the oldest national park in Africa and the UNESCO World Heritage site.
On the last day of the visit, Duchess also visited Kintambo General Hospital, which provides physical, mental and legal support and economic opportunities to survived.
DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa met with survivors. According to PA, a doctor told journalists, some of the children in the facility, and babies have seen sexual harassment of sexual harassment, he said.
The visit is based on the previous work of the Duchess of Edinburgh, as the decision of the United Kingdom of Women, Peace and Security and the UN Security Council marked the 25th anniversary of 1325.
