Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday as the conflict marks its second year.
A war of rare brutality © Mena Today
Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday as the conflict marks its second year.
"We have seen a 288% increase in demand for life saving support for rape and sexual violence survivors. We are beginning to see the systematic use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war," Anna Mutavati, the regional director of UN Women told reporters in Geneva via video link from Port Sudan.
The United Nations Human Rights Council once again turned its session into a platform of anti-Israel propaganda on Tuesday, after High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned Israel for its September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Doha.
Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General Conference on Monday.
The credibility of the United Nations has once again come under fire following the latest remarks of Francesca Albanese, the UN-appointed “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories.”
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