First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar

First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar

UN News spoke to Commissioner Aina Randriambelo, who described what efforts her country is making to promote gender equality and a better understanding of what constitutes sexual exploitation and abuse. Commissioner Aina Randriambelo, Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police. “I was really surprised when I heard that a 12-year-girl who had attended one of our school-based…

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Gaza crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages

Gaza crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages

Reiterating urgent international calls for a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that there have been nearly 20,000 births since the start of widespread Israeli bombardment, in response to Hamas-led attacks in Israel that left some 1,200 dead and approximately 250 taken hostage. Chronic aid access problems have meant that Caesarean sections have been…

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Even today, the constitution and law are not being followed at all: Federal Minister Javed Latif

Even today, the constitution and law are not being followed at all: Federal Minister Javed Latif

Javed Latif – File photo Federal Minister, Muslim League-N leader Javed Latif has complained that even today the constitution and law are not being followed at all. Addressing the press conference, he said that the country’s constitution and laws are for the poor, not for the powerful. Federal Minister Javed Latif has said that the…

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The move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir is being challenged in the Indian Supreme Court

The move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir is being challenged in the Indian Supreme Court

File photo The August 5, 2019 move to end the special status of Occupied Kashmir was challenged in the Supreme Court of India. Indian Supreme Court formed a 5-member bench against the abrogation of Article 370 in Occupied Kashmir, which will hear on a daily basis from tomorrow. According to Indian media reports, Bureaucrat Shah…

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