MUNYONYO, Uganda, 10 December 2010 - "Today we are starting a three-day journey for creating a shared vision about a Ugandan society in which women and children live with no fear, in dignity and to their full potential."

As underlined in the World Health Organization (WHO) report of 2005 on ‘Violence against Women and Achieving the Millenium Development Goals', violence against women is a major obstacle for development. Nevertheless, even though they constitute an obvious violation of human rights, some of these cases of violence continue to have an unjustifiably low priority. One of the best examples is the case of the feminicides of Ciudad Juarez.

Reporting for BBC News, Zeinab Bedawi gets rare access to UN displaced people's camps in the towns of Gaalkacyo and Boosaaso in northern Somalia.

They are home to 30,000 victims of one of Africa's longest conflicts.

The clip starts with a group of Somalian women vibrantly greeting the BBC news team at the UN camp.

UNAMID Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) in collaboration with Nyala University's Peace Studies Center today began a two-day training on conflict resolution and peace building.

Following two decades of conflict, violence against women remains a challenge to recovery in Uganda. By providing key life skills, and knowledge in agricultural production and nutrition - FAO's Farmer Field and Life Schools help address the root causes of gender-based violence.

To much applause, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a surprise speaker on the TEDWomen stage this afternoon. Dressed in gray jacket and slacks, she said with a broad smile, “If TEDWoman is in D.C., I have to be part of this.”

South Africa has a balance of men and women in Parliament that would rival Nordic countries, which lead the way regarding gender equity. However, it should not rest on its laurels.

In October 2010 more than 600 Congolese women and girls were reportedly raped along the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola during a mass expulsion of illegal immigrants from Angola. According to UN officials, one woman died from internal injuries sustained during the violence.

In October 2010 more than 600 Congolese women and girls were reportedly raped along the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola during a mass expulsion of illegal immigrants from Angola. According to UN officials, one woman died from internal injuries sustained during the violence.