Healing Haiti in the face of an increase in sexual violence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories top storiesIt is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages of 15 and 30 years old have been the victim…
It is estimated that at least 30 per cent of Haitian women between the ages of 15 and 30 years old have been the victim…
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republ…
Inspector Muna Meah is a Commander in the Liberia National Police Force, and the county coordinator for the Women and C…
Amidst recent allegations of war prisoners being summarily executed in Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights V…
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On Thursday, the UN launched amplifyHER ; a vibrant, music-filled podcast, celebrating exciting women artists from arou…
The ninth Global Forum for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) concluded its work on Wednesday in the Moroccan cit…
Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (…
After risking their lives on dangerous journeys, more than 50,000 migrants are known to have died worldwide since 2014,…
Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member, the UN chief said ahead of the Int…
On average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour in 2021 by someone in their own family, two UN agencie…