Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination to weaker legal protections,...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday,...

By Tatiana Vorozhko The issue of Ukraine’s next presidential election has emerged as a possible element in the peace deal between Russia and...

Every year for more than a century 8 March has been recognised as International Women’s Day. Many governments and organisations across the world...

UNITED NATIONS (AP): Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations (UN) report says...

By Sera Sefeti Pacific island children are experiencing “alarming” violence and abuse, amongst the highest rates in the world, amid a lack of...

By Kunnawut Boonreak for BenarNews and Pimuk Rakkanam for RFA The United States condemned longtime ally Thailand for deporting 40 ethnic Uyghurs...

Every year on March 8th, Nigerian military wives join the rest of the world to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD). This day was originally...

Belleville will celebrate International Women's Day, honouring the achievements and contributions of women and girls. Saturday March 8, marks...

Emboldened by the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President, far-right groups are rising around the world. These voices present a major threat, not...