Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma has appointed nine commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality.

The United States described Moscow's latest arms sale to Syria as "reprehensible" after a rights group repo

Trafficked to Britain from Moldova, Gloria was forced into prostitution before escaping her traffickers and seeking a

At an event in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office last night, the foreign secretary will launch a high-profile new i

Authorities in the Philippines are reporting a sharp uptick in the number of gender-based violence cases over the las

Just hours after a correspondent for Britain's Channel 4 News filed a video report from the Syrian village of Houla,

Inspired by real life events, Saferworld has produced a short film showing the important role women in Nepal can play

On May 19, Sen.

The UK is setting up a special rapid deployment unit to collect evidence on mass rape used as a weapon during global

Including women in the peacemaking process could bring about a speedier and more durable resolution to Myanmar's ethn

The government has kicked off efforts of Localizing the National Action Plan (LNAP) on Women, Peace and Security in t

In 1982, the Guatemalan Army attacked a tiny village in the desolate northern region of Peten, raping, torturing and

Last Sunday former nationalist leader Tomislav Nikolic was elected as Serbia's new president.

After Egyptian women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in the protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak, many looked forw

Amnesty International issued an open letter to President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai at their &quo

With the US and NATO planning the departure of their forces from Afghanistan by December 2014, some Afghan women and

As the United States convenes the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, the fate of Afghanistan's women is on my mind.