Tag: endviolence

united-nations: Violence against women and girls manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms. With Saturday’s International Day to End Violence against Women, 16 days of activism starts. Let’s Orange The World together! Here are some facts that everyone should know: bit.ly/UNWomen-EndingViolence http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women

united-nations: It’s been 3 years since the world was shocked by what happened to the Chibok girls. It provoked global outrage at Boko Haram’s practice of abducting children. The reality is that thousands of boys and girls have been abducted in the crisis in the Lake Chad basin. They’ve been subjected to violence and loss that no child should ever know. – There is a 300% increase in suicide attacks using children in NE Nigeria compared to this time last year.– Girls who’ve been abducted by Boko Haram have endured unimaginable sexual violence.– Boko Haram have used 117 children in…