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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Recounts 5-year-Old Girl’s Ordeal

June 25, 2013 by Team Celebration

SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXT URGING TARGETED SANCTIONS AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING ARMED CONFLICT Rape Largely ‘Cost-free’, Says Special Representative As UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Recounts 5-year-Old Girl’s Ordeal The Security Council today urged the United Nations sanctions committees to apply targeted sanctions against parties committing sexual violence during armed conflict. Ahead of a debate on the subject that attracted more than 60 speakers, the … [Read more...]

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Global and regional estimates of ‘violence against women’

June 22, 2013 by Team Celebration

WHO report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’ JUNE 2013 | GENEVA - Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council. The report, Global and regional estimates of 'violence against women': Prevalence and health … [Read more...]

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Development, Education and Empowerment of Women and Girls

June 24, 2012 by Team Celebration

In the lead to Rio+20 Conference, as an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all, UN Information Office (UNO) in Azerbaijan, conducted a special info-session on 12 June, to raise awareness among young people about the Conference, its importance and targets. This particular session, jointly organized with the Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations' Union (ASYOU), aimed to encourage young people from around 20 … [Read more...]

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