“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 Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance has called on gender ministers to craft a strong rights-based appro
Everywhere I go there is a palpable sense of anger and sadness at the recent spate of abuse and killing of women and
"Two excellent stories, one by Buzzfeed's Jina Moore and another by Lauren Wolfe at Foreign Policy, recently bro
"The United Nations Development Programme in Ethiopia announced the appointment of its Goodwill Ambassador for E
Colombia's former minister of justice emphasized the need for the country's judges to familiarize themselves with int
It has been four months since the 14th of April -- the beginning of a life-changing horror story for almost 300 schoo
Women groups and Civil Society Organisations have made their inputs into the Sierra Leone in-country monitoring of th
Operation Protective Edge and the costs of war in the latest round of the Israel-Palestine conflict have dominated al
Activist groups called on African government officials to ban child marriage amid President Barack Obama's first U.S.
Since the Seneca Falls Convention launched the women's rights movement in the United States 166 years ago, wise men h
The Sadc Protocol on Gender and Development is a perfect instrument that needs to implemented by all member States to
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu has launched the 2014 National Women's Month program
Africa will celebrate on 31 July the African Women?s Day, which was declared by the African Union after the first Pan
For years women in Mogadishu have been on the side-lines in the fight against al-Shabaab, but more recently they have
The UN says militant Islamist group Isis has ordered all women and girls in Mosul, northern Iraq, to undergo female g
The Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women is still missing, but progress on other dimensions of thi
The program of listening to problems facing women in the rural areas, opened this year by the government, indicates t
On Tuesday July, 15, 2014, two of the United Nations System Agencies, the Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) an
A court in Egypt has sentenced seven men to life in prison and two others to 20 years for sexual assaulting women las
More women should play instrumental roles in determining the country's defense and diplomatic policies, MKs said at a
Prominent women-leaders from the Central-West region of Western province excelled to greater heights in knowledge and
Conflict Resolution Unit will lead the development of Ireland's Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Secur
ISLAMABAD: The government of Denmark has provided a grant of $1 million to support UN Women, the United Nations entit
The state government has reinforced its commitment to reducing violence.
Somali Ministry of Women and Human Rights in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations
For anyone following the news from Pakistan, the past few weeks have made for grim reading when it comes to violence
With the 15th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 around the corner, the Women Peacemakers Program (WP
There are no Haitians in the Montreal neighborhood where Lovely lives.
Human rights activist Salwa Bugaighis was shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the restive east Libyan city
24 June 2014 – With women and girls in Central African Republic (CAR) falling prey to a raft of “terrifyi
Inclusion of women in society indicates stability, and a stable Afghanistan will lead to greater international securi
The gender audit in peace building programme conducted in 10 districts from March-May 2014 states that the victims of
I sat in the glittery closing plenary of last week's global summit to end sexual violence in conflict in London, tire
Colombia's president has approved a law that makes acts of sexual violence committed during the country's long-standi
A three-day training workshop on the monitoring and evaluation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR)
Luanda — The Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Policy for Gender Equality and Equity (PNIEG) o
Senior UN human rights officials at a UN Human Rights Council event have called for immediate efforts to end caste-ba
The European Union has called on the Government of Pakistan to take stronger action to ensure the protection of the r
Year 2014 witnessed a steep rise in cases of harassment and molestation across the valley, and to protest against the
Millions of Afghans have cast their votes in a presidential run-off to elect a successor to Hamid Karzai, who has bee
Year 2014 has so far witnessed a steep rise in cases of crime against women in valley.
A 100-page set of guidelines for the legal protection of the rights of women and children was launched by the Ministr
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 June) –The lead convener in the Global Campaign on Women, Peace and Security dubbed
India has rebuffed accusations by a U.N.
Obtaining stability and security in conflict zones could be as simple as getting more women involved in the peace pro
There is only so much sexual violence against women I can watch before the knot in my gut and roar in my throat force
MANILA – “We are ready to share our experiences in the hopes of inspiring similar stories of success for
Anar Gul, 16, wept as she waited outside the Afghan ministry of women's affairs in Kabul with her parents.