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Senior UN official in South Sudan warns women and girls face ‘extremely high risk’ of sexual assault risk

Senior UN official in South Sudan warns women and girls face ‘extremely high risk’ of sexual assault risk

Apr 20, 2017, at 12:47 pm

New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): Without peace in South Sudan, millions of people will go hungry and millions of women and girls could be raped as they try to go about their daily lives, including as they search for food, a senior United Nations official today warned.

Iraq: UN agency ramps up emergency medical care to women and girls affected by conflict

Iraq: UN agency ramps up emergency medical care to women and girls affected by conflict

Apr 11, 2017, at 02:09 pm

New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations population agency, with financial support from the European Union (EU), has increased its humanitarian response in Iraq to meet the urgent needs of women and girls as fighting peaks in the war-torn country.

Lauded for his advocacy, Ban urges renewed pledges to improving lives of women and girls

Lauded for his advocacy, Ban urges renewed pledges to improving lives of women and girls

Mar 16, 2016, at 01:28 pm

New York, Mar 16(Just Earth News/IBNS):Committed to improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged everyone to join the Every Woman Every Child movement for “greater health, equality and prosperity” around the world.