Morning Briefing

Inter Press Service profiles the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, writing, "Since it launched in 1997, [it] has distributed more than 78 million dollars to 339 projects around the world, but even these resources fall far short, meeting less than five percent of demand." Noting that the Fund "provides services to women and girl survivors of violence, including legal aid, health care, shelter and psychosocial support," the news service highlights a number of programs supported by the Fund through past grants and writes, "This year alone, more than 2,500 applications requesting about 1.2 billion dollars for programs across 123 countries have been received."