“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
The campaign to ensure women's equal participation at the peace talks on Syria in January has become more urgent, as
A militia group has killed 27 Muslims in a village in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said on Friday
To highlight the issues of inter-faith harmony and rights of women at the national level, AAWAZ, in collaboration wit
The promotion of women's participation in elected assemblies will remain among the top priorities of the authorities,
The idea of Girl Up Initiative Uganda came to founders Kim Wolf and friend Monica Nyiraguhabwa last year as they walk
Only three women won seats in the Indian capital's 70-member assembly in recent elections, showing women continue to
For the past two decades women's bodies have become the battlefield as gangs of combatants have committed atrocities
As civil war raged in Burundi since the 1996 outbreak of armed conflict between ethnic Tutsi and Hutu groups, in his
Syria's civil war has caused a big increase in ‘honour killings' and child marriages and the breakdown of the h
Syrian refugee women have a key role to play in shaping the future of their war-torn homeland, the protection chief o
Savoen still wakes up screaming, reliving the evening she and about 30 other women were dragged to a forest by Khmer
Under the dense rainforest canopy, 14-year-old Claudia Roa lay delirious with pain after giving birth to a boy.
Thousands of women were victims of sexual crimes during the Balkan conflicts.
This is the first of two articles by Mariz Tadros discussing the disjunctures between the current international disco
The United Nations entity tasked with advancing gender equality today applauded the appointment of two women to the t
A global summit will be held in London next year to demand “justice and respect” for victims of wartime r
A U.N.
The adoption of the first-ever resolution on women human rights defenders by the United Nations General Assembly's Th
Women refugees who escaped Syria's conflict to find sanctuary in neighbouring Lebanon have been sexually harassed by
Women in Syria are increasingly the targets of violent abuse and torture by government forces and armed groups.
Britain will give £18.5 million to Afghanistan to help more Afghan women take part in the presidential election
November 16 marked an important change in Colombia's peace negotiations -President Juan Manuel Santos announced that
Women in Syria have been raped in detention, used as human shields during military operations and kidnapped to pressu
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has teamed up once again with the Monyati Initiativ
Indian police Sunday questioned witnesses in a sexual assault inquiry involving one of the country's most prominent j
Monday, November 25, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The U.N.
Women's activists in Bali are calling for female representation at the upcoming legislative election to push more wom
I wished for death to take me away, because my husband oppressed me,” recalls Berancille Mukabandora, who today
All UK partners delivering humanitarian aid to the Philippines are now required to assess the risk of violence agains
Some Syrians say outrage over the sentencing of a teenage girl was a spark that started the country's two-and-a-half
Arab women played a central role in the Arab Spring, but their hopes the revolts would bring greater freedom and expa
The Government will urge for international action to protect women and girls from violence and sexual exploitation in
UN independent experts have urged Sudan to end flogging punishments for women accused of so called moral crimes, stre
Female Police officers have vowed to fight for the rights of women and girls in their respective areas of operation b
The Nationwide Women Forum on Peace, Security and Development, jointly organized by women's human rights organization
Ever since a young woman was brutally gang raped in New Delhi in 2012, the international media has focused on the cul
The top United Nations human rights official warned today that the deteriorating violence in the Central African Repu
Women's rights groups Friday demanded passage of the women's reservation bill in the winter session of parliament, sa
Giving women access to and control of natural resources such as land, water, forests and minerals is essential to ens
Working with others to make a difference
Breaking News from the Peace Table in Havana
November 6, 2013
As Libya transitions to democracy, major decisions are being made that will impact the nation's future.
Amidst a rise in sexual violence in the world's war zones, the United Nations has begun appointing women to head some
A coalition of 30 Israeli feminist groups released "A Comprehensive Action Plan for the Application of United Se
Washington, Oct 30, 2013 (SPS)
Rwanda's new parliament was seated this month, with higher female representation than any other country in the world
In a country where women's' rights are still fiercely contested, Soosan Firooz has added a strong new voice to the de
The issue of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict and crisis has been featured prominently among scholars, or