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Nation-wide educational campaign to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse
That children continue to fall victim to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) is a grim fact that carries serious consequences. MINUSCA therefore launched its “Educational Talks” campaign on the prevention of sexual…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Everyone should learn the lessons from what has happened"
Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Everyone should learn the lessons from what has happened". Photo MONUSCO During his two-day visit to DRC, UN Peace Operations Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a press conference on MONUSCO site in Beni…
Jane Connors calls for "dignified" care for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse
Jane Connors calls for "dignified" care for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse. Photo MONUSCO The United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate (VRA), Jane Connors, wrapped up her working visit to the Democratic Republic of…
DRC: Sexual violence still a painful reality of conflict, a UN official says
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in her tour of eastern DRC. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in…
Empowering Women for Peace in Famagusta
Sıdıka Özdoğan and Şenay Eyüpoğlu from the Mağusa Kadın Merkezi Derneği (Makamer) or the Famagusta Women’s Centre have devoted their energies to raising awareness about the issues faced by women in their community. “Women…
Spreading a Culture of Peace in Famagusta
Mağusa Kültür Derneği (MKD) or the Famagusta Cultural Association was established in 1992 and has since then used its best efforts to supporting women, youth and children in the Famagusta region of Cyprus. “We do this by…
A Platform for Peace in Pyla
Münise Beyaz and Marianne Sophocleous are two members of the Pyla Bi-Communal Women’s Initiative which came to life in 2018. The brainchild of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women who live in harmony in the bicommunal…
Teaching for Peace around Famagusta
Yeniboğaziçi Kadınlar Derneği (YEKAD) or the Ayios Seryios Women’s Association, led by the dynamic Fikirye Hürses and Münevver Kılıç, is one of the oldest women’s groups in the Turkish Cypriot community. Established in 1979…
Weaving for Peace in Deryneia
Klotho, an informal women’s group in Deryneia, Cyprus, is the story of six women brought together by their love for weaving and crochet as well as their determination to preserve Cypriot culture. In 2016, Florentia…
UNMISS engages with opposition forces in Nyara cantonment site to prevent gender-based violence
Opposition forces at the Nyara cantonment site being reminded to refrain from gender-based violence. “Here in Nyara, we don’t rape, we are organized. We are for the peace agreement and we will implement it,” confirmed Major…