Violence
15 pieces
In New York: Crazy, Kids - or Old Fashioned Hatred? You Be The Judge
Roosevelt Island, N.Y. With the rising tide of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism since the election of Donald Trump in America, indeed the wo…
Shootings & Terror Attacks: Tips for Coping, Advice for Mothers
New York, N.Y. In the wake of so many mass shootings and random terror attacks that have injured such innocent children, mothers have become particularly worried. The fea…
Taking Steps to Reduce Violence Against Persons with Albinism
New York, N.Y. United Nations human rights expert Ikponwosa Ero called upon government representatives gathered in New York for the General Assembly to take swift action…
U.N. Provides Food Aid to 8,000 People in Central African Republic
New York, N.Y. The United Nations food relief agency is providing emergency aid to 8,000 people affected by an upsurge in violence in the north of the Central African Rep…
U.N. Statistics Forum Addresses Efforts to Support Gender Equality
New York, N.Y. Today marks the start of the 6th Global Forum on Gender Statistics, a two day event in Helsinki, Finland, that will highlight ways to improve data on gende…
U.N. Wants Ethiopia to Allow International Panel to Stop Violence
New York, NY – Urging Ethiopian authorities to end their violent crackdown on peaceful protests, which has reportedly led to the death of over 600 people since November 2…
Ban Ki-moon in Mid-East: Non-Violence Takes More Courage than Violence
New York, N.Y. Amid roiling tensions in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has taken to the airwaves to speak directly to the peoples of Israel…
Obama Responds to Deaths of Three Muslim Students in North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C. Police said on Feb. 10 that three people had been shot to death at a condominium complex east of the University of North Carolina campus and a man has b…
Thousands in India Able to Watch Banned Gang Rape Documentary
New Delhi, India. Despite a ban put in place by India on a controversial BBC documentary on the infamous 2012 gang rape in New Delhi, the film has been viewed online by t…
U.N.: Violence Against Women and Girls ‘Shames Every Society'
New York, N.Y. Voicing concern over the continued killing of women and girls, the United Nations anti-crime chief today issued a strong call to end such acts, as well as…
David Lynch Fnd.: Women, Violence & T.M.
New York, N.Y. When I first read that 19,000 women a year get raped in the military, I thought it was a typo. When I read the next sentence that women in our military wer…
Mind-Body Fitness to Empowerment
By Pamela M. Peeke, M.D., M.P.H. New York, N.Y. Stress can be your friend or your foe. When stress fuels the spark of personal achievement, it can work to your benefit by…
My Visit: One Year of S. Sudan Independence
Juba, South Sudan. Twelve months ago, to the date, I landed in South Sudan not knowing much about the country’s history. Throughout my journey, I was given the honor of g…
Soledad O’Brien Opens Violence Symposium
By Soledad O'Brien. New York, N.Y. It all started with a deep desire… to alleviate stress and promote peace in the lives of people everywhere… by giving them the gi…
Jim Luce on Peace & Conflict Resolution
Jim Luce was raised by parent deeply opposed to the Vietnam War and sibling actively engaged in protesting against it. He visited Sri Lanka frequently through its conflic…