UN Victims Rights Advocate Visited Local Hospitals in Goma to Meet Victims of Sexual Violence

United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate, Jane Connors visited three local hospitals IN Goma as part as her activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

On Tuesday (26 Nov) she visited Heal Africa Hospital, which partners partner with UNICEF taking care of victims of sexual violence. Heal Africa is especially taking care of minor victims. Also, Heal Africa takes care of orphan kids and other vulnerable children. These children have a school inside the hospital.

Connors also visited GESOM hospital, a non-profit health association that aims to provide quality care at affordable costs to vulnerable people. GESOM is in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Joint United Nations Office for Human Rights.

This hospital takes care of alleged victims of sexual exploitation and, according to the head of GESOM, between January 2016 and October 2019, the medical center took care of 13 cases of alleged victims of exploitation and abuse of which the perpetrators are staff of the United Nations system.

Finally, she visited Kyeshero Hospital, which takes care of mostly adult victims of sexual exploitation. It’s in partnership with UNFPA.

As Victims’ Rights Advocate, Connors supports an integrated, strategic response to victim assistance in coordination with United Nations system actors with responsibility for assisting victims. She works with government institutions, civil society, and national and legal and human rights organizations to build networks of support and to help ensure that the full effect of local laws, including remedies for victims, are brought to bear~MONUSCO

Ukrainian Priests:Serve Church, Support State

Orthodox priests in Ukraine are finding themselves trying to serve their church and support their state, even when those two are at adds as Orthodox Christians get ready to celebrate Easter on May 5.

Read More

At Their Peril, Student Journalists Cover Campus Protests

Protests related to Israel-Hamas war have erupted on American college campuses, with some leading to clashes between student groups and police.And despite the dangers, student journalists and their news organizations are leading press coverage.

Read More

Rising Water Levels in Lake Malawi Engulf Communities, Resorts

Lake Malawi, Malawi’s largest body of water, is seeing an unprecedented surge in water level. Almost ninety percent of the beach area, according to the authorities, is under water, damaging land, crops, and lakeside hotels, resorts, and lodges.

Read More

Safety Reforms in Bangladesh Garment Sector Risk ‘Losing Momentum’

About one-fifth of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment factories do not meet fire, electrical and structural safety standards 11 years after the collapse of Rana Plaza that left more than 1,100 garment workers dead, according to an industry monitoring body.

Read More

VOA Asia Weekly:The Story of an Exiled Chinese Journalist

Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands elect a new prime minister.Southeast Asia May Day protests. Record heat wave temperatures. Why sumo wrestlers held crying babies.

Read More

Report Warns,Climate Change Set to Cut Average Income by 19%

According to a new report by Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, which was published in the journal Nature, the average income of people around the world will be cut by one-fifth by the middle of the century due to climate change.

Read More

Timor-Leste Seeks Economic Lifeline as Oil Wealth Dwindles

Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, has made significant strides since its tumultuous birth in 2002, but the economic impact of the plunder of resources of centuries of Portuguese colonial rule and the looting, pillage, and large-scale destruction of property during a 24-year Indonesian occupation can still be felt today.

Read More

South Africa Prepares to End Lion Hunting in Captivity

From allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their alleged “medicinal” qualities, South Africa’s treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation. However, the country is now ending all of that.

Read More

Our You Tube Channel Promo

For Latest Updates

From Our Archive

We Do Believe that Digital Publication is the Best Way for Communication and Spreading Awareness

This Website is Run by Professionals With 15-20 Years of Journalism Experience

Learn More