Iraq’s second city, Mosul, has been taken over by ISIS, an offshoot of al Qaeda. Tens of thousands of refugees, as well as US-trained Iraqi forces, are fleeing the area. Although ISIS was formed in Iraq, it’s one of the armed groups fighting government forces in Syria. The militant group wants to create an Islamic state, and has taken cities across parts of Syria and Iraq.
The world's first ever summit on sexual violence in war, tackling what's being called one of the "great mass crimes" of modern times, began today in London. Spearheaded by British foreign secretary William Hague and US actor and activist Angelina Jolie, the summit will see heads of state, NGOs and survivors come together to find practical ways to tackle rap in war time.
Tomorrow, countries will vote on a new International Labour Organization treaty on forced labor. A convention on forced labor was adopted in 1930 and has been ratified by 177 countries, but many of its provisions are out of date.
