Monthly Archives: December 2015

Syria: Senior UN official calls for immediate end to use of sexual violence by all sides as weapon of war

Syria: Senior UN official calls for immediate end to use of sexual violence by all sides as weapon of war
Welcoming the Security Council&#39s unanimous adoption of a blueprint for peace in Syria, a senior United Nations official has called on all sides to immediately stop using sexual ¬¬violence as a tactic in the fighting tearing the country apart.
Syria: Senior UN official calls for immediate end to use of sexual violence by all sides as weapon of war
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Senior UN officials hail Colombian accord on conflict victims for acknowledging violence suffered by women

Senior UN officials hail Colombian accord on conflict victims for acknowledging violence suffered by women
The “breakthrough” agreement signed this week by the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) on victims of the decades-long conflict also acknowledges the various forms of violence that women have suffered and removes amnesties for the most serious crimes such as sexual violence, two senior United Nations officials said today.
Senior UN officials hail Colombian accord on conflict victims for acknowledging violence suffered by women
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Every two seconds, a baby is born in a conflict zone – UNICEF

Every two seconds, a baby is born in a conflict zone – UNICEF
More than 16 million babies in 2015 were born in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen or on perilous journeys to escape fighting, which translates to 1 in 8 of all births worldwide, or one newborn every two seconds, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Every two seconds, a baby is born in a conflict zone – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Despite progressive laws, gender-based violence ‘pervasive’ in South Africa, UN expert warns

Despite progressive laws, gender-based violence ‘pervasive’ in South Africa, UN expert warns
Warning that deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes make violence against women “an almost acceptable phenomenon” in South Africa, a United Nations human rights expert today urged the Government to strengthen its fight against gender-based violence through awareness and education at all levels of society.
Despite progressive laws, gender-based violence ‘pervasive’ in South Africa, UN expert warns
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Two-year conflict has led to ‘unrelenting children’s crisis’ in South Sudan, UN agencies warn

Two-year conflict has led to ‘unrelenting children’s crisis’ in South Sudan, UN agencies warn
The children of South Sudan are among the most vulnerable on the planet, two leading United Nations humanitarian agencies said today, with a senior UN refugee official warning that the world’s newest nation cannot afford to lose a generation of children, “as in them lies the future and hope of the young nation.”
Two-year conflict has led to ‘unrelenting children’s crisis’ in South Sudan, UN agencies warn
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Some 1.8 million newborn deaths a year in South-East Asia are preventable – UN health agency

Some 1.8 million newborn deaths a year in South-East Asia are preventable – UN health agency
Nearly 7,400 newborns die every day in South-East Asia, causing untold misery to mothers and families, yet two thirds can be saved with proven cost-effective measures, the United Nations health agency said today, calling on Governments to act urgently against a scourge that kills 2.7 million newborns annually.
Some 1.8 million newborn deaths a year in South-East Asia are preventable – UN health agency
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Women in US lagging behind in human rights, UN experts report after ‘myth-shattering’ visit

Women in US lagging behind in human rights, UN experts report after ‘myth-shattering’ visit
While praising the current United States administration for its commitment to women’s equality, United Nations experts warned today that the extreme polarization of US politics is “profoundly” affecting the Government’s ability to guarantee women’s human rights, and even to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Women in US lagging behind in human rights, UN experts report after ‘myth-shattering’ visit
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

FEATURE: UN champions prevention as best hope for eliminating violence against women

FEATURE: UN champions prevention as best hope for eliminating violence against women
On a December evening in 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was beaten and brutally raped by five men and a youth on board an off-duty bus in the Indian capital, New Delhi. The injuries she sustained were so severe that she succumbed to them 13 days later, setting off protests in India and around the world for ending the scourge of violence against women.
FEATURE: UN champions prevention as best hope for eliminating violence against women
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

New UN ‘bedside tool’ will help prevent and reduce maternal and newborn deaths worldwide

New UN ‘bedside tool’ will help prevent and reduce maternal and newborn deaths worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today a new checklist for healthcare workers that will help reduce maternal and newborn deaths with “a single and practical bedside tool” designed to make a difference for women and infants in various settings around the world.
New UN ‘bedside tool’ will help prevent and reduce maternal and newborn deaths worldwide
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

New UN report warns of ‘abhorrent violations’ against children in war-torn Iraq

New UN report warns of ‘abhorrent violations’ against children in war-torn Iraq
Boys and girls in war-weary Iraq are suffering from grave violations with “dramatic consequences,” according to the latest report from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on children and armed conflict in the country.
New UN report warns of ‘abhorrent violations’ against children in war-torn Iraq
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population