Joint UN-Red Cross appeal to end rising sexual violence as a weapon of war
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Sexual violence in conflict - and the stigma that survivors often face - must be addressed urgently, UN chief António Guterres said on Monday, in a joint appeal for more funding and international action, together with the head of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer.
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office
Feb 16, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, for urgent Government measures to protect victims, and bring perpetrators to justice.