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The 2017 international campaign to end violence against women and girls is focused on reaching the most marginalized and vulnerable for prevention and treatment programs. U.N. Women’s Dina Deligiorgis explains why.
The European Union and United Nations have launched a spotlight initiative to eliminate violence against women, toward which the E.U. has pledged 500 million euros. Women & Girls asked three gender-based violence experts what they would like to see happen with this money.
Worldwide, women are vastly underrepresented in official peacekeeping and peace-building efforts. While they face significant roadblocks, there are also signs of real progress, says Claire Hutchinson, a senior gender adviser at the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping.
Ortrun Merkle PhD Fellow, United Nations University
Diego Salama Communications Officer, United Nations University
Due to U.S. pressure, the U.N. General Assembly has voted to cut $600 million from the U.N. Peacekeeping budget. The impact on women and girls must be addressed, or the cuts could cause serious harm, say Ortrun Merkle and Diego Salama of United Nations University.
The United Nations has documented shocking accounts of sexual violence, including gang rape, against Rohingya women and girls at the hands of Myanmar’s military. News Deeply spoke with a U.N. investigator about what she found when she talked to survivors.
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