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Somalia conference in London focuses on protecting women and children
Efforts to tackle sexual violence have been highlighted at a major international conference on Somalia’s future.
Efforts to tackle sexual violence have been highlighted at a major …
G8 Ministers must tackle sexual violence against children in war
Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the ‘forgotten’ child victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict, as they gather for a summit in London today.
child victims of rape and sexual violence in …
Fear for girls in Syrian conflict
Aid agency World Vision is today voicing concerns that the risk of girls as young as 12 being married could increase, as parents who flee Syria struggle to protect their children amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
including the very real threat of sexual violence.
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Find out more on World Vision's child protection work. We protect children from disease, hunger & conflict, so they are free to enjoy childhood.
including survivors of sexual violence and child
Child combatants in Mali need urgent protection
Protection for child combatants fighting for rebel groups must be at the heart of any training given by EU troops to Malian forces, says World Vision UK.
UN also collected multiple allegations of sexual violence against women and girls who had been
UK pledge to tackle sexual violence in armed conflict
A £1million pledge by the UK Government to help the UN tackle sexual violence in conflict must focus on helping child survivors to rebuild their lives, aid agency World Vision said today.
by the UK Government to help the UN tackle sexual violence in conflict must focus on helping child …
Duchess to meet campaigner tackling domestic violence in Solomon Islands
Women in the Solomon Islands suffer some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. Two out of three women aged 15-49 who have ever been in a relationship, reporting experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
World Vision highlights need for education and protection for children affected by armed conflict
World Vision has helped highlight the importance of education and protection for children affected by armed conflict at a conference hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week.
threats and sexual violence. School buildings and institutions are also