The White House was quick to deny a Financial Times report two weeks ago that U.S. President Barack Obama has conditioned an arms sale to Turkey on Ankara's adopting a more sympathetic approach to Israel, but the Turkish-American arms deal is still being delayed.

It is not that Obama objects to the deal, but rather Congress that doubts whether Turkey is still a friend of America.

Intimidation of candidates for the upcoming vote for the lower house of parliament in Afghanistan undermines reconciliation, Washington said.

Afghanistan is preparing for Sept. 18 elections for the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of parliament.

Life is not easy for many women in Sudan. Because of decades of civil war, they have suffered extreme violence and trauma due to displacements, the loss of life and instability of their country.

One Hundred (100) women have successfully graduated in forestry management in Kamakwie, northern Sierra Leone after a two-day intensive workshop organized by a non governmental organization, Young Green Women-Sierra Leone (YGW-SL). The training which targeted women between the ages of 18 and 35 was based on the topic ‘Sustainable Forestry Management for Community Development and Participation.'

When she gets up in the morning, Ghadeer Malek, a young Palestinian feminist activist, checks her Facebook page to keep up on new developments and messages linked to her work.

Today, the American Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution urging the U.S. government to step up its efforts to help 1.5 million Haitians still living in temporary camps, nearly seven months after the catastrophic January 12th earthquake devastated their country.

Afghanistan's transition toward leading its own security efforts must include the rights of Afghan women.

Shalev told The Associated Press in a farewell interview that despite near-constant criticism, she believes it's important for Israel to remain an active member of the world body.

Around 700 Bedouin women held a protest in Jerusalem challenging the demolition of their villages by Israeli forces. They travelled to Jerusalem from the Negev desert in southern Israel, where they live in 'unrecognized' villages that have been razed multiple times since Israel was created in 1948.

Women activists have developed a manifesto through which they will inform political parties and stakeholders about gender concerns ahead of next year's elections.

During a dialogue at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Monday, several NGOs addressed issues that affect women and have been poorly handled in the past.