02/02/2012 - With drought and economic hardship worsening frustrations, sexual and gender-based violence is on the rise among displaced persons in Somaliland. 01/02/2012 - In South Africa, many refugee children lack access to education due to discrimination and the cost of school fees. The good news is that community and international groups are working to change this. 30/01/2012 - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is partnering with South-East Asian countries to explore ways to better address the issue of violence against women and children in the region. 31/01/2012 - The UN is hoping that it can encourage more young women prepare for careers in technology by launching a new web portal called girlsinict.org. 30/01/2012 - Through her charity, Raising Malawi, and with the help of buildOn, Madonna will begin construction on ten new schools in March of this year. Half of the 1,000 students the schools will educate will be girls. 28/01/2012 - The UN announced that it is beginning an investigation into cases of sexual exploitation of children by police personnel in Haiti. 28/01/2012 - The UNHCR has improved refugee training in the Dadaab camp. It has also improved the security situation for women and girls in African refugee camps. 26/01/2012 - Several aid agencies have raised issues related to what one group termed "repetitive amnesia." Without preventative action, millions will be affected by food insecurity in the Sahel. 24/01/2012 - The UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa has concluded her visit to Yemen, where one in ten children do not live past the age of five. 21/01/2012 - Indonesian schoolchildren anxious to get to school on time made a perilous journey across a flood-damaged suspension bridge. |