There are reports of the discovery of more mass graves in several counties in Liberia. According to a local non-governmental organization the Liberia Massacre Survival Association (LMSA) operating in the country, the graves were recently identified in the counties of Margibi, Grand Gedeh Nimba, Bong and Montserrado.

Cambodia has made strides in increasing the number of women in the Parliament in recent years but a redoubling of efforts will be necessary if it is to achieve its target to have 30 percent women in the legislature as set by the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals.

Two weeks after Shas spiritual leader Rav Ovadia Yosef called for God to “smite [Palestinians] with the plague,” his daughter, Rabbanit Adina Bar-Shalom and other women affiliated with Shas met with Palestinian women in a meeting arranged by the Geneva Initiative (GI) on Tuesday in Jerusalem.

Nakapiripirit — A UPDF soldier attached to the 407 Brigade has shot dead four women and injured one at Katanga Village in Nakapiripirit Town Council.

Pte Godfrey Kwikiriza, who is on the run, reportedly shot Rose Loyoro, Tereza Ayule, Anna Korobe, Evelyn Lopua and Josephine Tebanya after they rejected his sexual advances on Monday night.

The newly announced head of United Nations Women (UN Women) said Thursday that she would bring all of her experience and good relations with world leaders to help fight discrimination and boost opportunities for women and girls worldwide.Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, said in a radio interview that she would deploy her skills and experience “to produce all the agreements and all the synergies” within the UN syste

All eight of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are critical to development, but numbers four and five on child and maternal health are the real priority areas for this year. That was the main takeaway from a series of briefings with U.N., NGO and country officials in which IPS participated this week.

The risk of future mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo can be greatly reduced if the United Nations prioritizes civilian protection and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) writes strict regulations governing the use of conflict minerals, World Vision said today.

The newly announced head of United Nations Women (UN Women) said today that she would bring all of her experience and good relations with heads of State and government to help fight discrimination and boost opportunities for women and girls worldwide.

Seven prominent Filipino women, all achievers all in their respective fields of endeavor, were featured in a forum on women in power and decision-making roles entitled "The Empowered Filipina".

Liberian Ambassador to the European Union and the Benelux Countries, Conmany B. Wesseh, has outlined the adverse effects of illiteracy on postwar Liberia and the advantage of women education and called for sustained fight against mediocrity and academic fraud.