Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa - January 2015 update

How do we improve the lives of the nearly 3 billion individuals living on less than two dollars a day? How can we enable all individuals — male and female, young and old — to protect themselves from HIV?

Over the past five years, humanitarian agencies have been working to put in place systems to respond to sexual and gender-based violence, as well as to support community-based efforts to prevent such violence.

Despite all efforts to find a peaceful solution, we are now faced with the sad reality of war in Iraq and increased suffering for the Iraqi people.

I appeal to all parties to observe international law to protect the people of Iraq and neighbouring countries from the...