The United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women publishes a quarterly newsletter describing how the UN is working to end violence against women around the world.

Here are a few highlights from the October edition:

1. The General Assembly adopted a resolution on September 14 creating a new agency specifically for women’s issues.
2. The Security Council adopted a resolution on September 30 that appoints a Special Representative of the Council to indentify and remedy sexual violence in armed conflict.
3. The International Conference on Violence Against Women met in Rome, Italy on September 10 to review national and international laws.
4. A new initiative was launched to address sexual violence against girls at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting on September 25. CGI will partner with UN agencies on this program.

Read the full newsletter here.