The conflict in the Eastern DR Congo provinces of North and South Kivu between the Kinshasa government and the M23 mo

The Knesset Election Committee will discuss the possibility of disqualifying Hareidi parties because they have no wom

A new report released by the UN says Afghan women are still victims of abuse despite some success by authorities in p

Sierra Leone held its third election since the end of its decade-long civil war on November 17.

As unrest unfolds in the Middle East, a traveling art exhibition at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln seems all th

As the Colombian Government prepares to meet with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Havana, Cuba,

It's been almost two years since revolution swept across parts of the Arab world.

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women P

The French capital of Paris, especially the location of the presidential residence (Elysee Palace) is expected to com

This has been a great year for women in power in Africa with the election of a second female president, the appointme

“The Security Council takes note of the important role that civil society, including women's organizations, can

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

With today's challenges, UN peacekeepers continue to play an essential role in furthering global peace and stability.

Nancy Sanchez has been working for human rights in Colombia for two decades.

Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi spoke to Sophie Claudet last week on the sidelines of the Women's Forum in Deauville,

Today, the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgency group meet in Oslo

The lack of women's economic and political participation, and lack of women's education, kept Arab countries from dev

It was stressed that representation of women in Parliament and the Senate must be between 33 and 50 per cent.

As the dark-grey rain clouds gather and another late afternoon monsoon downpour threatens to unleash itself on the ci

On Monday, October 15, the government and FARC negotiators will sit down in Oslo to begin the next phase of the Colom

The aid plans were launched earlier this year by Norway, the World Bank, European Union, United Kingdom, United Natio