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Gender

Mozambican mother shares her experience of extremism and discrimination

Kidnapped by al-Shabaab militants, the woman recounts the choice she faced: join their ranks or witness her family*s execution.
Gender

Sudan: UN condemns spike in violence against women and girls

Top UN officials call for an immediate end to the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, want perpetrators held accountable
Hundreds of newly arrived Sudanese refugees gather to receive UNHCR relief kits
Peace and Security

Escaping Sudan: Home alone, with warplanes overhead

When fighting erupted in Sudan*s capital Khartoum, 25-year-old Arafa was at home alone with her two young children.
UN News
Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu speaking to an audience
Interview

Reject genocide deniers and war criminals

Prevention of genocide and other atrocities must be brought to the community level
Lourena Gboeah in front of her home
Humanitarian Aid

Being a Black woman in the US

Reflections of a refugee and advocate
Fatima Ada Isiaku, a survivor of sexual violence
16 Days of Activism

The life-long impact of sexual assault: In Nigeria, a survivor speaks out

Fatima Ada Isiaku was only 5 years old when her stepfather began sexually abusing her.
School children in Cape Town, South Africa, attend a theatre show that educates them about rape. Photo: Panos/George Philipas
Gender

Confronting sexual violence in schools

Countries and activists adopt tough measures to tackle the growing crisis
Child sitting amidst sacks of relief grain in Lesotho: Emergency aid is vital, but ※just shipping in food is not enough,§ says UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: Poverty and other causes of famine must also be addressed.  Photograph: WFP / R. Lee
Also

Famine spreads across Africa

With 38 million facing starvation, ※business as usual will not do§
Un cultivateur de Nerica en Guin谷e : le Nerica a un rendement de 2 角 3 fois plus 谷lev谷 que les vari谷t谷s courantes de riz. Photo: ? PNUD Choices / Sadio Barry
Also

Farmers embrace African 'miracle' rice

High-yielding 'Nerica' varieties to combat hunger and rural poverty
Secretary-General lays a wreath at a genocide site in Mwurire, Rwanda, during a 1998 visit.  Photo : ?51勛圖 / DPI
Also

The world reflects on Rwanda genocide

Annan urges action to prevent future tragedies
For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.   ? UNHCR
News

These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio

For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.
Also

Central African Republic: killings in the time of transition

Peace eludes a nation in a rocky political transition
Web Feature

Rwanda genocide survivors struggle to rebuild their lives

Genocide can happen anywhere, says Jacqueline Murekatete, a survivor
In Africa*s Sahel region, over 1 million children under age 5 are at risk of dying of nutrition-related illnesses
Audio

Urgent global action urged to stop hunger in Sahel

Window of opportunity to save people from hunger narrowing by the day
Margot Wallstr?m (right), the UN Secretary-General's special representative
Op-Ed

When protectors turn predators

Army reforms needed to counter sexual violence in the Congo
Also

Africa*s famine response 〞 too little, perhaps too late

&Africa should not wait* for others to act
Also

UN and African peace operations

Peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, 2010
Special Feature

Stakes high in vote on Sudan's south

Major push to preserve peace and organize referendum
Also

Protecting civilians from genocide

Twelve years after the Rwanda slaughter, many challenges remain
Also

Preventing genocide: from rhetoric to action

UN Special Adviser urges firm measures against Darfur slaughter