In a parliamentary government like Israel's, pretty much all executive power resides in the Prime Minister. The office of President carries certain responsibilities, such as signing treaties and appointing the head of the central bank, but it's largely a ceremonial post. Israel's head of state is basically there to make the country look good.

The Libyan government should immediately release Eman al-‘Obeidy, the Libyan woman who accused government forces of raping her last week in Tripoli, and allow her family and international media to confirm independently that she is free and safe, Human Rights Watch today.

Sierra Leone ‘s remarkable progress in building a peaceful society where multi-party democracy, political tolerance and transparent government now prevail was celebrated all last week at the United Nations where the Peacebuilding Sierra Leone Country Specific Configuration review meetings were held . With Foreign Minister , Hon . J.B.

The young lovers met at a secluded spot next to a field of wheat at the edge of this sprawling suburb of New Delhi, where the timeless India of mustard fields and bullock carts abuts the frantically rising apartment towers of the budding middle class. They went seeking solitude, but instead found themselves at the violent cusp of old India and new.

Parliamentarians play a critical role in curbing violence against women, a UN official says.

Kiran Bhatia, a regional adviser on gender at the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) Asia and the Pacific regional office, said Saturday that parliamentarians could introduce new policies and support initiatives to protect women, as well as amend outdated laws that were discriminatory to women.

Doctors in city of Ajdabiya say pro-Gaddafi forces have used rape as a "weapon of war".

As Libya's opposition fighters push west, doctors are uncovering more victims from the front line.

Several doctors say they have found Viagra tablets and condoms in the pockets of dead pro-Gaddafi fighters, alleging that they were using rape as a weapon of war.

Civil society in general and women in particular have a critical role to play in cementing Sierra Leone's transition from conflict to peace and development, a senior United Nations official said today.

Women urge ECOWAS leaders to stop crisis in Cote d'lvoire

The UN peacekeeping mission to Cote d'Ivoire have indicated that Laurent Gbagbo's forces were readying an attack helicopter and multiple rocket launchers on Tuesday.

The Mission condemned the growing use of heavy weapons against civilians.

The Ministry of State for Women Affairs agreed on Thursday with the Ministries of Health, Labor and Interior and the United Nations Fund for Population, as well as civil society organizations to implement the qualitative social program to combat violence against women.