“The first thing I want to say to the victims and survivors... I am sorry,” said Tedros Adhanom.

A lawsuit brought against the Duke by mother of three, Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked to the Prince when she was 17 and forced to sleep with him on three occasions, spells more trouble for the British Royal Family.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has attracted many controversies in the past, finds himself at the center of the storm again with multiple claims of sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment and abuse in UK schools has become “so normalized” that the students do not see the point in reporting and challenging this behavior.

There is a vast network of detention sites across the US, holding more than 20,000 migrant children, who have complained of cold temperatures, sickness, neglect, lice and filth, among other issues.

The country's main teachers' union has voiced deep concern about escalating levels of violence and sexual abuse directed towards teachers by their own pupils.

A website set up to expose misogyny in the UK has revealed shocking figures of sexual abuse testimonies.