Just a reminder > Yemen Elected VP at UN Women, Despite Ranking as Worst Country in the World for Women
NPR at the UN Daily Press Briefing: “There was a report that came out, I believe yesterday, by a credible human rights watch group (UN Watch) that said that Yemen was appointed Vice-President of UN Women, which we know is charged with promoting gender equality & empowering women…” More: https://www.unwatch.org/un-elects-yemen-worst-gender-equality-vp-uns-gender-equality-agency/ source
Yemen's ongoing civil war creates a life of loss for children
As the civil war in Yemen enters its sixth year, tens of thousands have died in the fighting, while disease and hunger have killed thousands more. The many children who have lost or been abandoned by parents have suffered the most, both physically and emotionally. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports on the devastating effects of […]
Just a reminder > Action Against Those Spreading Child Marriage Video Of Students| Mathrubhumi News
Kochi: District Police Chief Rahul R Nair informed that the police will initiate strict action against those spreading the child marriage video of the school students. Cyber Cell have initiated probe into it. Meanwhile, the childline officials collected evidences from the school. source
Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania | Unreported World
Force fed to be fat: Some Mauritanian communities believe that the fatter girls look the wealthier and more attractive they appear to men. Sahar Zand meets the families force feeding their young girls a 9,000 calorie-a-day diet during a brutal “feeding season” in Mauritania. Growing up in a poor country, that’s going through a devastating […]
??Yemen: 85,000 children may have died from starvation | Al Jazeera English
An estimated 85,000 children aged under five may have died from extreme hunger or disease since the civil war broke out in Yemen in 2015, according to Save the Children. The aid group says continued fighting is making it hard to get help to those who are still alive. A famine is only making things […]
Yemen's Children Dream of Peace: Sawsan's Story | UNICEF USA
Three years of intense civil war have pushed underdeveloped, overlooked Yemen to the brink of collapse. Peace is the only way forward. Here’s how you can help: https://bit.ly/2zhmSDA source
Report on Child Marriages in Pakistan (English Subtitles)
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Little girl braves war, and cancer, in Yemen
Yousra has cancer in her left eye and is trapped by war in Yemen. While she is being treated at an IRC-supported clinic for malnutrition, there are no doctors left who can treat her cancer. Watch and share her story. (Learn more link: https://www.rescue.org/article/little-girl-braves-cancer-amid-war-yemen ) The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods […]
Child marriage still legal in United States
Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN At an international level, the United States condemns child marriage as a violation of human rights. But back home, almost all US states allow people under 18 to marry if they have parental consent. Advocates say that makes […]
Yemen Marriage Day Dance arocaha
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