“I earn money and it makes me happy,” says Anjira Ashurova, a 46-year-old woman who lives in the small vi

Taiwan's former vice president on Friday will talk about the crucial role of women in maintaining world peace and the

The 58-year old mother of five and wife of an ill husband, Maksad worked on cooperative farms for much of her life.

Despite legislation designed to secure gender equality, women rarely make it beyond deputy positions in the Tajik gov

It was the onset of winter, still in the early stages of a bloody civil war, and Aziza Saidova couldn't imagine thing

Authorities in Uzbekistan have reportedly been running a secret program in the last two years to sterilize women, oft

Rights groups are becoming increasingly concerned that the Afghan government is willing to surrender women's rights t

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed security in Central Asia with regional leaders following recent unrest,

Second Secretary at the Kazakh Mission to UN Askar Zhumabayev emphasized that Kazakhstan, at the national level, was

Five United Nations agencies have banded together to call for urgently addressing gender-biased sex selection favouri

Gender based violence is among the most important social problems in Georgia.

Kazakhstan's authorities will formulate a five-year plan paving the way for women to be given a broader role in the n

If you believe Central Asian women are reluctant to take part in politics, then think twice.

2011 is going to be the year of women for the world's largest and most powerful international Muslim body.

In 2009, Tcell launched a special tariff plan for women in Tajikistan, to empower and enable women to stay better con

In Kyrgyzstan, bride kidnapping is considered an old tradition.

Global Report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) "State of the World Population 2010" was launch

U.S.

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon is in Central Asia following recent unrest in the region to discuss empowerment of

In the frame of his visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in Astana OSCE Summit, UN Secretary-General, M

The custom of bride kidnapping, which began with rival clans stealing and forcing marriage on each others' women, has

Women's rights activists in Tajikistan are exasperated at the failure to pass a law on domestic violence after many y

Despite increasing pressure from Uzbek authorities on independent journalists and human rights advocates, Vasila Inoy