The program of listening to problems facing women in the rural areas, opened this year by the government, indicates t

The women of South Sudan played an instrumental role in the country's liberation struggle and will continue to make s

The head of the U.N.

The Country Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Mr.

“We need more women leaders! When women lead side by side with men, it is good for equality and democracy.

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif

Three members of the team negotiating for South Sudanese rebels in Ethiopia are women.

The new constitution, adopted ahead of the July elections, guarantees freedoms to demonstrate and gather, said Zimbab

On a sunny day in early May, in Ndu, northwest Cameroon, a group of women, many of whom have taken the day off from w

By the launch of the National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) in Abuja Tuesday

The National Elections Commission (NEC) in collaboration with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral

It's hard to underscore enough the role women have played in Liberia's recent history.

A black Mercedes pulls up in a grimy street in Bamako and the back door swings open.

The speech of 16-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai at the United Nations this month has served as an inspi

Political parties in Liberia have been asked to ensure that at least 40 per cent of all elected positions at the dist

As dusk enveloped the salmon-pink houses of this capital city, the brightly colored robes of women stood out in a mas

President Dr Joyce Banda will leave the country on June 26 for Abuja Nigeria where she is expected to attend a High L

Liberia's national police force (LNP) has begun an intensive recruitment program across the country aimed at women.

The end of Moammar Gadhafi's 40-year rule in 2011 was a watershed moment for women, said a new report from Human Righ

Women must play a greater role in South Sudan's political life, from drawing up the country's constitution to transla

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of former Irish president Mary Robinson as the new Spec

A group of women from North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have demanded to be involved in the on-goi