1. News stories
   

   For a united world against genocide

   On 9 December, the EU marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 09/12/2019

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   EU Delegations go orange: this is how the EU stands against gender-based violence worldwide

   A selection of the stories shared by the 142 EU Delegations to mark the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 27/11/2019

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   International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women: lighting up the world in orange to stand against rape

   Today, the EU will light up its headquarters in Brussels to show its support for eradicating an alarming problem that is still too common. One in three women in Europe has experienced physical and/or sexual violence.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/11/2019

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   #TheRealChallenge: empowering millions of children to speak up for their rights

   The EU-UNICEF global social media campaign on children's rights reaches its climax at the High-Level event to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 20/11/2019

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   EU participates at the World Forum for Democracy

   Roughly two thousand global leaders, politicians, activists, experts and young people from all over the world gathered in Strasbourg this week for the 2019 edition of the World Forum for Democracy, where they discussed democracy in the information age. Hosted by the Council of Europe, the forum

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 08/11/2019

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   International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: when the most dangerous conflict zone is home

   The EU reaffirms its commitment to protect journalists and pays tribute to those who lost their lives for reporting the news. Over 1.000 journalists have been killed in the last 12 years, most of them investigating local stories

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 02/11/2019

7. News stories
   

   Democracy worldwide: EU sets out the challenges and the ways to protect it

   The value and virtue of democracy is being challenged more than ever around the world. Even though global levels of democracy remain high, there is growing trend towards authoritarianism.  In a meeting on 14 th October 2019 in Luxembourg all 28 EU Foreign Ministers reiterated the importance of

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 14/10/2019

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   Girls speak out: EU strives to leave no one behind

   Each year 12 million girls under 18 are married; 130 million girls worldwide are still out of school; and approximately 15 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced forced sexual activity. The EU is committed to continue its full support to see progress and not regress, for girls and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 11/10/2019

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   17th World Day Against the Death Penalty: the abolitionist trend goes on

   This year´s campaign focuses on raising awareness on the rights of children whose parents have been sentenced to death or executed

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 09/10/2019

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    Outcomes of the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council from an EU perspective

      From 9 to 27 September 2019 the UN Human Rights Council (HRC42) took place in Geneva. " Today the number of people living in good human rights conditions is higher than ever in the history of humankind. However, in still too many parts of the world people are still victim of human rights

    Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in Geneva - Publication date: 27/09/2019

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