Monthly Archives: February 2017

With UN support, surgeon Denis Mukwege and Panzi Hospital aid rape survivors in Guinea
The United Nations office working to end conflict-related sexual violence helped to bring world-renowned surgeon Denis Mukwege and a team from his Panzi Hospital to Conakry, Guinea, to provide medical and psychological treatment for 30 of the women and girls raped in politically-motivated violence in 2009, it was announced today.
With UN support, surgeon Denis Mukwege and Panzi Hospital aid rape survivors in Guinea
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

INTERVIEW: UN marks 20 years of work to improve protection of children affected by conflict
The senior United Nations advocate for children caught up in conflict is reaching out to parents, elders, and the entire international community to keep children away from armies and militias – a UN role that over the past two decades has helped more than 115,000 child soldiers regain their youth.
INTERVIEW: UN marks 20 years of work to improve protection of children affected by conflict
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Senior UN official urges Libya to protect migrants from conflict-related sexual violence
The highest United Nations official tasked with advocating against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war urged today Libyan authorities to protect migrants from rape and other human rights violations.
Senior UN official urges Libya to protect migrants from conflict-related sexual violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

PHOTO FEATURE: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
While the exact number is unknown, at least 200 million girls and women in 30 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM, according to the UN Children’s Fund
PHOTO FEATURE: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

UN urges renewed fight to end female genital mutilation as populations grow in countries where practice occurs
Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and can even be fatal, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said, stressing that the UN Sustainable Development Agenda promises an end to this practice by 2030.
UN urges renewed fight to end female genital mutilation as populations grow in countries where practice occurs
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

World must ensure youth engagement at all levels, including in design of national plans, UN Forum hears
Opening amid backlash against globalization and a marked shift towards marginalization in some parts of the world, a United Nations forum heard an outpouring of optimism and strong belief in collective action by youths and UN Member States for people, planet, peace and shared prosperity.
World must ensure youth engagement at all levels, including in design of national plans, UN Forum hears
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting shuts down power, water – UNICEF
More than 2,500 children in the Donetsk region of Ukraine are without heat, electricity or water, prompting the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) to call for an end to fighting in the area so that the infrastructure can be repaired.
Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting shuts down power, water – UNICEF
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

With more people sedentary, UN health agency urges everyone to get moving
Not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression and other non-communicable diseases, according to the United Nations health agency, which is urging people to get up and get active.
With more people sedentary, UN health agency urges everyone to get moving
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population