“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 ...

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 ...

A new report from UN Women finds that more than 60 percent of homicides of women are carried out by their intimate partners ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is tragically ...

United Nations peacekeeping faces an uncertain future. Widely seen as a cornerstone of the UN’s contribution in world affairs ...