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Massacre au Cameroun : pour l’ONU, l’enquête doit être indépendante et impartiale Les Nations Unies ont exhorté les autorités camerounaises à mener une enquête indépendante et impartiale après le massacre commis vendredi dans un village de la région anglophone du Nord-Ouest et dépêché sur place une mission humanitaire.

The 2010 – 2020 UN News Decade in Review, part two With the 2020s now in full view, welcome to the second in our three-part series looking back at some of the major UN-related stories of the past decade. In part two, we take in the years 2014 to 2016, which saw the worst outbreak of Ebola ever recorded; new hope that the climate crisis could be tack...

Laws must protect women, and yet impunity prevails around the world. Join us to reverse the laws and demand justice for survivors.

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A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls.

“No further generations must struggle to cope with a legacy of violation. We are and we will end r**e!” - Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Full statement: http://unwo.men/FuCw50xhyaO

For millions of girls, r**e is not surprising or uncommon. How can we be silent when this fact is reality?

A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls.

What can you do?
Under the theme of “Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands against Rape”, how will you learn, question and take action? Get involved by learning more about r**e culture, listening to survivors and sharing their stories, joining and starting conversations about consent. One of the key challenges in prevention of r**e and sexual harassment is the lack of understanding around the issue of consent—only yes means yes, given freely by consenting adults, in every situation.

Small actions can make big impacts to stamp out r**e culture. This month in Generation Equality, find stories, videos, infographics and action ideas that you can share to make a difference wherever you are.

Use the colour orange and join the conversation on social media using and

The 16 Days of Activism kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women, kicking off of Activism.

Time to support & empower survivors.
Time to spark a global conversation.
Time for to !
Its time to End Violence Against Women
https://bit.ly/33d8ckY

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.

Women on a mission for peace A joint United Nations and African Union Solidarity Mission: Women, peace and security for development in the Horn of Africa