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Gov’t climate change body underscores role of women in climate action

'With women at the forefront, we can be assured that community-based interventions to adapt to climate and disaster impacts are equitable and effective'

‘Women’s Cry’ photo exposition at Vatican depicts suffering of women throughout...

The snapshots show the faces of girls and women young and old from the heart of the Amazon to the shantytowns of Brazil

Digital divide hits women harder in poor countries: UN

The lack of access poses serious risks that women will be left behind economically in an increasingly digitally connected world

Afghan women protesters urge against foreign recognition of Taliban

Protesters opposing creeping curbs on women's rights have been beaten or detained since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021

Indonesian Indigenous woman among 2023 winners of ‘Nobel’ for environmentalists

Delima traveled from village to village and educated communities about laws that support the recognition of Indigenous peoples’ rights

Family planning in India: A woman’s burden

India is set to become the world's most populous nation by mid-year, according to UN figures

Michelle Yeoh urges women to resist being ‘put in a box’

The Malaysian star returned to themes that had been staples of her awards season interviews

Women groups call for end to attacks on women human rights...

“Governments are targeting human rights defenders for speaking about the issues that people face"

Bangladeshi Muslim cleric among four held for stoning woman over affair

Decades ago, village councils in rural Bangladesh commonly used sharia to punish Muslim women accused of adultery

Women as first witnesses

They even stood at the foot of the cross at the time when all the rest of men went running away

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