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Amnesty International call for action to end sexual violence in Sudan. Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Sudan finds that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls, some as young as 15, throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country. Amnesty International states: "Our research also found that none of the survivors of sexual violence interviewed for this report had access to post rape-care services or reported the cases to authorities. It was difficult for them to access health facilities and the police because of the ongoing fighting, and they also feared stigmatization and reprisals.]" “I want the whole world to know about the suffering of Sudanese women and girls and ensure that all the bad men who raped us are punished”, said Suhair, a survivor in a refugee settlement in Uganda, according to AI. AI states in an email message circular that the survivor...

In drives to present a comprehensive review of its progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while fostering partnerships and strengthening its institutional capacity for sustainable development officials of the Ministry of Finance recently organised a day sensitisation seminar for disabled peoples’ organisation under the purview of the Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) . The event is also part of efforts to mainstream disabilities in The Gambia in line with the National Disability Act which among others requires inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in all spheres of development. However during discussions persons with disabilities observed that their conditions has not improved, and has ironically deteriorated, hence calling for more recognition and improved conditions of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Participants at the seminar held at the GOVI Resource centre in Kanifing noted that addressing health needs for PWDs is...