Human rights activists urged the U.N. Security Council to refer Myanmar's military rulers to the International Criminal Court and urged neighboring Southeast Asian countries to support the opposition pro-democracy movement.

For decades, Salvadorans endured criminal gangs that robbed, extorted, killed, raped, and terrorized the population. Now, the vast majority of Salvadorans (and some in Latin America) support their president as the first leader to take the problem seriously.

Germany doubled its grant of The funding for the United Nations' entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women has almost doubled since two years ago, BMZ said.

Aid agencies complained that their efforts failed to reach the Somali citizens who are living under fire from conflicts, as they are stopped by the ongoing conflict in Somalia is worsening the humanitarian situation, making it harder for humanitarian organizations to access the residents in most need of assistance.