A militia group has killed 27 Muslims in a village in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said on Friday

The promotion of women's participation in elected assemblies will remain among the top priorities of the authorities,

Only three women won seats in the Indian capital's 70-member assembly in recent elections, showing women continue to

As civil war raged in Burundi since the 1996 outbreak of armed conflict between ethnic Tutsi and Hutu groups, in his

Syrian refugee women have a key role to play in shaping the future of their war-torn homeland, the protection chief o

Under the dense rainforest canopy, 14-year-old Claudia Roa lay delirious with pain after giving birth to a boy.

This is the first of two articles by Mariz Tadros discussing the disjunctures between the current international disco

A global summit will be held in London next year to demand “justice and respect” for victims of wartime r

The adoption of the first-ever resolution on women human rights defenders by the United Nations General Assembly's Th

Women in Syria are increasingly the targets of violent abuse and torture by government forces and armed groups.

November 16 marked an important change in Colombia's peace negotiations -President Juan Manuel Santos announced that

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has teamed up once again with the Monyati Initiativ

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

Some Syrians say outrage over the sentencing of a teenage girl was a spark that started the country's two-and-a-half

The Government will urge for international action to protect women and girls from violence and sexual exploitation in

Female Police officers have vowed to fight for the rights of women and girls in their respective areas of operation b

Ever since a young woman was brutally gang raped in New Delhi in 2012, the international media has focused on the cul

Women's rights groups Friday demanded passage of the women's reservation bill in the winter session of parliament, sa

Working with others to make a difference

As Libya transitions to democracy, major decisions are being made that will impact the nation's future.

A coalition of 30 Israeli feminist groups released "A Comprehensive Action Plan for the Application of United Se

Rwanda's new parliament was seated this month, with higher female representation than any other country in the world