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The article reports, “Today, the United States launched its strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally.

The article reports, “The high prevalence of physical abuse is causing long-term damage to the lives of far too many children in East Asia and the Pacific, warns a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The article reports, “When officers conduct stops upon shaky or baseless legal foundations, people of both sexes often say they felt violated. Yet stops of women by male officers can often involve an additional element of embarrassment and perhaps sexual intimidation, according to women who provided their accounts of being stopped by the police.”

The article reports, “Nearly one in six convicted sex offenders is using sophisticated techniques invented by identity thieves to avoid their legally mandated registration requirements, a new study has found.

The article reports, “The United Nations is giving local stakeholders from around the world a chance to speak up in an online conversation about gender-based violence… Today, the United Nations (UN) organization dedicated to women’s rights kicks of a two-week online conversation in advance of the 57th Commission on the Status of Women next March.”

The article reports, “Joe Torre’s Safe at Home Foundation reached an important milestone Monday as the program celebrated its 10th year of helping victims of domestic violence at the Trump National Golf Club.”