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“We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment,” she said. “My uncle’s wife was screaming, ‘My...

“WFP has been sounding alarm bells for months,” Carl Skau, WFP Deputy Executive Director, said at the end of a recent visit to the country.  “This...

The crisis is unfolding as Chad struggles to cope with a massive influx of refugees and returnees fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan,...

The report by UN Women and partners highlights how online violence targeting women in public life is increasingly becoming more technologically sophisticated, invasive and damaging in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. “AI is making...

The agency said the crisis is already depriving children of learning and healthcare, while also weakening Afghanistan’s economy and the essential services that depend...

“As a female coach, the girls trust me,” she said. “They tell me things they can’t tell anyone else, about pressure to undergo female...

Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls “are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence” whether when fleeing...

Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls “are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence” whether when fleeing...

UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for justice and accountability for young women and girls who were trafficked systematically as part of allegations...

For 25 years, the world has made significant progress in advancing women’s right to health, particularly in sexual and reproductive care. Women are living longer...