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Foster care for vulnerable kids to replace residential care units in $43 million plan
Vulnerable children living in residential care units will be moved into foster care under a $43 million plan from the Andrews government.
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UNHCR: Refugees endure worsening conditions as Syria's conflict enters 5th year
As the Syrian conflict enters its fifth year, millions of refugees in neighbouring countries and those displaced within the country are caught in alarmingly deteriorating conditions, facing an even bleaker future without more international support, UNHCR warned today.
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Yazidis fleeing ISIL beaten by Bulgarian police, freeze to death
A group of 17 Iraqi Yazidis fleeing ISIL encountered trouble after they sneaked into Bulgaria, with police allegedly beating them with clubs before sending the group back to Turkey, resulting in two refugees freezing to death near the border.
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U.N. Reveals ‘Alarmingly High’ Levels of Violence Against Women
The evidence is ubiquitous. The gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi sets off an unusual burst of national outrage in India. In South Sudan, women are assaulted by both sides in the civil war. In Iraq, jihadists enslave women for sex. And American colleges face mounting scrutiny about campus rape.
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Bolivian Press: Words We Use When We Talk About Violence
The press is making violence against women front-page news, and Chacón and Miranda say this coverage plays a positive role in both inspiring and reflecting awareness across society. But there can be harmful assumptions and representations hidden within that coverage—especially when it comes to alcohol, jealousy and love.