Child marriage takes a brutal toll on Syrian girls

Child marriages are on serious incline in Syria leaving it hopelessfor many of the girls who are taken as brides by men far more their age. photo: buzzfeed

(UNFPA) April 14, 2016 - Child marriage has long been a concern in parts of Syria. But since the conflict started three years ago, the numbers of child marriages have increased. Many people are now displaced and living in cramped shelters. The majority of them are unemployed, and families are spending their meagre savings just to survive. Many have come to believe that their daughters will be better protected and provided for if they are married off.

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Secretary-General, Marking Day of Reflection on Rwanda Genocide, says healing, reconstruction essential amid threats to peace, security in Great Lakes Region

Today is the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, marking 22 years since the start date of the genocide in which more than 800,000 people were systematically murdered over a period of just 100 days. photo: united nations

(United Nations) April 7, 2016 - Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:

In 1994, more than 800,000 people were systematically murdered throughout Rwanda.
The vast majority were Tutsi, but moderate Hutu, Twa and others were also targeted. On this Day, we remember all who perished in the genocide and renew our resolve to prevent such atrocities from ever being repeated, anywhere in the world.