JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) – COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic on the continent, a recent webinar attended by parliamentarians from Africa and Asia heard.
Read the full story, “Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed”, on globalissues.org →

Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent
Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’
UNGA 81: A United Nations at a Turning Point
LIECHTENSTEIN: ‘We Have One of the Strictest Abortion Bans in Europe’
Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and Remediation