An estimated 736 million women — almost 1-in-3 — suffer from gender violence, most often from an intimate partner.
Sweeping reductions to international aid are pushing civil society and women's rights organizations focused on ending violence against women and girls into a severe financial crisis, U.N. Women reports.
The result is a systemic contraction of life-saving services globally, according to the organization's new report on Monday that shows 34% of 428 groups surveyed were forced to suspend or entirely shut down programs to stop gender violence.
The U.N. Human Rights Council called on independent experts to investigate killings and other violations in el-Fasher.
The ICC prosecutor's office is investigating reports of 'mass killings, rapes, and other crimes' by paramilitary forces.
IFRC confirmed the killing of five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers at a food mission and three still missing.
The International Court of Justice noted that the population of the Gaza Strip has been "inadequately supplied" with aid.
The resolution establishes a temporary International Stabilization Force and a civilian transitional administration.
Since 1946, a woman has never been chosen for the top job, and four of the nine U.N. chiefs have been Europeans.
The U.N. Human Rights Council called on independent experts to investigate killings and other violations in el-Fasher.
Some 119 nations have a coordinated system to warn about impending natural dangers, up from 56 nations a decade ago.
