U.N. says Syria encouraged by Russia, China veto
Syria rejects international peacekeeper idea, while Syrian forces resume their bombardment of the city of Homs
U.N. says Syria emboldened by diplomatic deadlock
Damascus rejects Arabs' international peacekeeper idea
Avoiding a children's catastrophe in the Sahel
UNICEF's Shantha Bloemen reports from Mauritania, one of eight countries in the Sahel region of north-west Africa where more than a million children are at risk of severe malnutrition.
Defilement cases in Uganda rise during holidays as police seek to raise awareness
A lack of and late reporting of defilement cases hinder police from investigating cases
TrustLaw lawyers help Haiti redraft anti-rape law
Morrison & Foerster, DLA Piper, Latham & Watkins and Reed Smith have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars of pro bono labour into helping tackle sexual violence in Haiti.