COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says it's time for a woman to lead the United Nations, a call echoed by 14 other female ...

As farmers await heavens to give them good rains for a bumper harvest next year; after toiling in vain last year due to dry ...

Reliance Foundation has committed up to USD 10 million to the Women in Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF), a collaboration between ...

ensuring that both its energy needs and the aspirations of its women are fully realized, contributing to a more prosperous and equitable world. The report presents how the United Nations ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Typhoon Yagi generated catastrophic floods in numerous districts of Myanmar, resulting in the deaths of ...

Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights.

A new publication in Nature Water by UN University scientists sheds light on the persistent gender disparities in the global ...

Six key issues impacting women are highlighted in a new report, including health outcomes and environmental racism.

Psychological, economic and political empowerment of women need to be further strengthened for them to play an active role in ...

It further builds on the United Nations' commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls. Across all regions, women are paid ...

The report was released by Professor Satish Deodhar, Dean (Faculty), and Professor Vidya Vemireddy, Chairperson of Gender ...