UN Gender Focus: sexual violence against women and bringing hope to Afghan women
Culture of “denial and silence” around sexual violence must be broken
Culture of “denial and silence” around sexual violence must be broken
Women living longer but still face serious challenges worldwide
Landmark resolution on women, peace and security turns 15
We feel forgotten, say Yazidis battling sex-slavery
An activist helping girls from the Yazidi minority of Northern Iraq escape sexual enslavement by ISIL fighters worries his people are being forgotten. Thousands of members of the Yazidi community were captured and sold into slavery last year by the terrorist group. At briefing at UN headquarters on ISIL and its impact on women, the testimony from one young victim who had been sold into slavery, and then raped was particularly gripping. Matthew Wells reports:
The important linkages between gender issues and climate change are being emphasized as world leaders prepare to endorse a new, universal climate change agreement at the end of the year.
Experts gathered for a panel discussion on the margins of the UN General Assembly to discuss the need to ensure that women’s issues are taken into account in the new climate deal.
Veronica Reeves spoke to Dr Yannick Glemarec, the Assistant Secretary-General of UN Women.