Femicide, the deliberate killing of females, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence. Although femicides that occur ...

Welcome to This Week @UN: Israel’s neighbors; Vanuatu heads to the ICJ; Russia’s Sudan ceasefire veto. Plus: Syria; South ...

“Israel lives in a very difficult neighborhood. It has been under siege from basically most of the states around it in one ...

Sudan approached Russia recently to help it block a British-backed United Nations Security Council draft resolution calling ...

The initiative quickly became a global movement which, led by young people from the Pacific Island state, aims to clarify the ...

The annual 16-day campaign drawing global attention to violence against women began on Nov. 25, with data showing that every 10 minutes, a woman is killed just for her gender. Here, Senegal’s Ministry ...

Iraqi lawmakers’ proposal to amend the country’s family law and grant religious courts the authority to legalize marriages for underage girls is being pushed by the country’s Shiite parliamentary ...

Arshi Qureshi is a freelance journalist based in New York City, focusing on politics and social issues. She holds a master's ...