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Lakshmi Puri underlines urgent need to take more courageous and decisive action against human trafficking
Speech by Lakshimi Puri, UN Women Acting Executive Director, during an interactive panel discussion on “Sharing Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Prevention and Prosecution in the Implementation of the Global Plan of Action” at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the United Nations Appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons on 13 May 2013 at the General Assembly in New York.
Posted in Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri, Ending Violence against Women, Human Rights, News, Speeches and Statements
Tagged Brazil, Cambodia, CSW, Egypt, exploitation, human rights, human trafficking, India, Jordan, Malaysia, migration, Morocco, Nigeria, prevention, prosecution, protection, services, slavery, survivors, UN, UN Women, Viet Nam
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Study reveals shocking new evidence of men’s use of violence against women and girls in Asia Pacific
One in four men admit to having raped a woman and half to using physical or sexual violence against an intimate partner. These are among the key preliminary results of a joint UN Programme which surveyed more than 10,000 men in six countries.
Posted in Asia and the Pacific, Ending Violence against Women, News
Tagged Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, men, Papua New Guinea, Partners for Prevention, Sri Lanka, UN Women, violence
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