Human Rights Office Launches Global Campaign for LGBT Equality

Although the 193-member U.N. General Assembly remains sharply divided over gay and lesbian rights, the U.N. human rights office Friday launched an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.

Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse Press Vatican for Answers

Mary Caplan was just 14 years old, and her father was dying of cancer. When she went to the local priest in her hometown of Jersey City to ask for prayers and help, he sexually abused her, and went on to do so for the next two and a half years.

World Leaders Celebrate Mandela Day

“As we extend our best wishes to President Mandela on his 95^th birthday, let us also give tangible meaning to our feelings of concern by taking action on behalf of others.”

Q&A: In Search of “Missing Girls” in TV and Film

Apart from being an actress, film producer and writer, Geena Davis is a leading advocate of equal gender portrayal in the entertainment media.

Without WFP Aid, Four Million Syrians Would Go Hungry

The Syrian food crisis has become so severe that without aid from the World Food Programme (WFP), millions of Syrians would go hungry.

Doubts Linger Over U.N. Troops’ Preparedness to Enter Mali

As the new 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping forces don their blue helmets and prepare to take over from African-led forces in Mali, a nation consumed by corruption and extremism, concerns remain whether U.N. troops will successfully execute this transfer of authority.

U.N. Security Council Votes to End Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

British Foreign Secretary William Hague and United Nations Special Envoy Angelina Jolie successfully urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution on prevention of sexual violence in armed conflict.