Syria risks losing a generation to the crisis
The Syrian crisis is a double tragedy for children both inside and outside of Syria, says the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Gerry Adams reports.
Duration: 2'32"
The Syrian crisis is a double tragedy for children both inside and outside of Syria, says the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Gerry Adams reports.
Duration: 2'32"
It was a cold, cloudy day in New York with snow/sleet and rain on this Friday, the 8th of March. But neither snow, nor sleet, or rain could discourage these women from marching on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The question of how to criminalize, through penal law, those who have perpetrated violence against women is an important part of the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, says the deputy Secreary-General of the Council of Europe.
Anne Lasimbang is a member of the Dusun ethnic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo. She has been an advocate in the fight for indigenous peoples’ rights in Malaysia, and in Asia as a whole. She has also been involved in the local women’s activities in Sabah, Malaysia since 1983.
As part of its ongoing efforts to prevent measles and rubella, Rwanda is starting a dual vaccine campaign against the diseases on Tuesday.
This is the first time that the combined Measles-Rubella vaccine is being used in a developing country.
The unrest in the Syrian Arab Republic has reached new heights of destruction, says Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Gerry Adams reports.
Duration: 3'18"
Hakima is a 13-year old Ugandan girl and a volunteer of child rights organisation Plan International.
She is active in her school and her community where she is a member of several clubs.
On International Women's Day, 8 March 2013, the head of UN Women says discrimination and violence against women and girls have no place in the 21st century.
“One Woman: A song for UN Women” is being launched on 8 March, International Women’s Day. The “One Woman” song is a musical celebration of women worldwide, featuring 25 artists from 20 countries.
Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day. The first theme song for a UN organization called “One Woman: A song for UN Women” was launched today.