Monthly Archives: May 2017

Open Meeting: International Day of Families

The Impact of Migration on Family Structure and Functioning

1:15-2:30 PM, Thursday, May 18– Click through for speaker information.

Conference Room 11 – UN Campus

The NGO Committee on the Family, NY invites you to attend our program “Parents’ Role in Helping their Children Thrive” celebrating the International Day of Families (IDF).  We are grateful for the sponsorship of the Mission of Samoa. Click through for RSVP and program information.    (more…)

In Zimbabwe, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador calls for more protection of child victims of sexual violence

In Zimbabwe, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador calls for more protection of child victims of sexual violence
Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for greater recognition of the fact that it is “not OK” for children to be touched inappropriately as well as for raising awareness among youngsters that under-age sex can lead to pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.
In Zimbabwe, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador calls for more protection of child victims of sexual violence
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation

Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation
Welcoming Saturday’s release of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram insurgent group three years ago, the United Nations has called for continued global support for the country’s efforts to release, rehabilitate and reintegrate all Boko Haram victims.
Nigeria: Welcoming release of 82 Chibok girls, UN urges support for their rehabilitation
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan – UN

More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan – UN
The escalating conflict in South Sudan had driven more than one million children out of the country, the United Nations announced today, warning that the future of a generation is ‘on the brink.’
More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan – UN
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram

Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
The United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed yesterday&#39s release of more than 80 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents over three years ago.
Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Nigeria: UN report details ‘grave violations’ against children by Boko Haram

Nigeria: UN report details ‘grave violations’ against children by Boko Haram
Children in north-east Nigeria continue to be brutalized as a result of Boko Haram’s insurgency in the region and the ensuing conflict, a first-of-its-kind United Nations report has concluded.
Nigeria: UN report details ‘grave violations’ against children by Boko Haram
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Europe: 24,600 refugee children 'in limbo' at risk of mental distress, UNICEF warns

Europe: 24,600 refugee children 'in limbo' at risk of mental distress, UNICEF warns
Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psychosocial distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF) warned today.
Europe: 24,600 refugee children 'in limbo' at risk of mental distress, UNICEF warns
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

FEATURE: ‘Overwhelming majority’ of women experience some form of harassment, sexual violence in their daily journeys

FEATURE: ‘Overwhelming majority’ of women experience some form of harassment, sexual violence in their daily journeys
From rude comments and unwanted touching and groping to rape and murder, sexual violence and harassment has reached pandemic proportions, according to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), which recently launched a campaign in Mexico City to tackle the issue on public transport.
FEATURE: ‘Overwhelming majority’ of women experience some form of harassment, sexual violence in their daily journeys
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Perpetrators, not victims, should be shamed for conflict-related sexual violence – UN report

Perpetrators, not victims, should be shamed for conflict-related sexual violence – UN report
Survivors of sexual violence in war zones need to be recognized as legitimate victims of conflict and terrorism, and not blamed, stigmatized or shamed, the United Nations has said in an annual report to be presented to the Security Council.
Perpetrators, not victims, should be shamed for conflict-related sexual violence – UN report
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population

Philippines: UN reports significant progress in child protection, despite ongoing violations

Philippines: UN reports significant progress in child protection, despite ongoing violations
The Government of the Philippines and a rebel group with which it signed a peace accord have made progress in ending and preventing the recruitment of children on the southern island of Mindanao, according to a new United Nations report.
Philippines: UN reports significant progress in child protection, despite ongoing violations
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population