[RED DEMOCRATICA] Opinion: SDGs are part of stopping violence against women and girls

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban: Civil war has "catastrophic" effect on South Sudan's children Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 5, 2015 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Opinion: SDGs are part of stopping violence against women and girls Violence against women and girls prevents them from fulfilling their potential and also harms their communities, writes Mary Ellsberg, director of the Global Women's Institute. Among Ellsberg's recommended actions is the United Nations including in its Sustainable Development Goals a target for reducing gender violence. 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