The campaign dates were chosen to link violence against women and human rights. On Friday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the 16-day countdown began. It runs until Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.
WASHINGTON (AN) — They are disturbing numbers: One in three women and girls will suffer sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes. Seventy percent of women experience gender-based violence in humanitarian contexts.
One in five girls is married when still under the age of 18, and one in three women and girls lives in a country where marital rape is not an explicit crime.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
The spending bill also has other 'key pro-Israel provisions' aimed at the U.N. and other international organizations.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
