One woman in three is beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused over the course of her lifetime. Much of this issue of New World, UNA-UK's flagship magazine, is dedicated to supporting the UN's global campaign to eliminate violence against women.

In this issue's Essay, Alex Evans of the Center on International Cooperation, reflects on the implications of the global economic downturn for the world's poor.

Maternal mortality, the rights of older people and efforts at the UN to end the criminalisation of homosexuality are among the many other topics covered in this issue.

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