New York, 12 April 2012 – “It is easy to get beaten if you are a street boy. People can rape you. There is nothing you can do but run away if you are lucky” Boy, 12 living in the street. Eastern and Southern Africa. 2005 (UN Study on Violence against Children) […]
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – 19 June
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is a United Nations observance on June 19 to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence. The resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on June 19, 2015. The date marks the Security […]
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – 19 June
« Endemic sexual violence including rape, abduction, human trafficking, sexual slavery and forced marriage contributes to the disproportionate suffering of women and girls in conflict. » — UN Secretary-General, António Guterres On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination […]
International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers – 12 February
Child Soldiers are Boys and Girls we Failed to Protect As we mark the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, tens of thousands of boys and girls are associated with armed forces and groups in conflicts in over 20 countries around the world. “Again this year, the multiplication […]