"SEXUAL VIOLENCE"

‘Fatema’ was only 16 years old when her husband was killed by the Myanmar military and later raped as she fled the country to Bangladesh. Now 17 and 7 months pregnant, she plans on delivering the baby. UNICEF

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

In briefing on mission to Bangladesh, Myanmar, members describe mass rapes, displacement of Rohingya at 8255th meeting.

Rising Tensions between Pristina, Belgrade threatening efforts to forge lasting peace in Kosovo, Special Representative tells Security Council at 8254th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Ceasefire in South Sudan ‘a distant prospect’, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council, citing disagreements among warring parties at 8249th meeting.

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed his “firm belief” that holding elections in South Sudan in the current political, security and humanitarian environment is “unrealistic and would be counter-productive” adding that the Government and opposition in the country were “bent on armed confrontation, controlling territory and forcing civilian displacement.” UNIFEED

A top human rights official said Thursday (3 May) that Rohingya women in Myanmar have been victims of “a massive and systematic campaign of sexual violence” beginning September last year, and many are now pregnant and due to give birth under very difficult conditions. UNIFEED / FILE

Press briefing by Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, on her recent visit to South Sudan and Ethiopia.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.