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Women
Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met. One day, the…
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Women
From silence to strength: Women leaders speak out in South Sudan
Scolded for wanting to go to school as a girl and dismissed or ignored as an adult, Awrelia from Wau…
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Human Rights
Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns
More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional…
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Women
Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
When Salma* was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted to stay in school and…
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Women
Progress in protecting women is real but fragile, UN-backed report warns
Despite measurable gains in protecting women and girls from violence, recent progress is at risk of reversal unless global action…
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Women
Aid cuts shutdown or suspend one in three women’s anti-violence programmes
Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, the UN’s gender equality agency…
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