Lebanese mothers say discriminatory laws hurt their children
Ban on women passing their nationality to their children, robs them of rights and can split up families
Kenyan women pay the price for slum water "mafias"
Poor people pay between 10 and 25 times more for their water than what the official water company charges
Pakistan's women worst prepared in region for natural disasters - NGO
Pakistan needs more women in leading roles to improve their ability to cope with natural disasters
Egypt and UN to expand food aid in fight against child labour
WFP's aim is to keep children, especially girls, in school longer, and focuses on poor rural families
Asia pledge could improve lives of 135 million "invisible" children - charity
Better registration of births would improve life chances of millions of children in Asia, now "legal ghosts"
Foreign workers pay for U.S. government jobs, trafficking feared-watchdog
Charging foreign workers fees for jobs on overseas U.S. projects could mask human trafficking-GAO
NYC battles the domestic violence that causes most murders of women
Two out of every three women murdered in New York City in 2012 were killed in domestic violence
Kashmiris urge India-Pakistan cooperation to head off disasters
After Kashmir floods, pressure grows on two rival nations to put in place joint disaster management systems
کشمیریوں کا پاکستان اور بھارت پر قدرتی آفات سے نمٹنے کے لیے تعاون پر زور
After Kashmir floods, pressure grows on two rival nations to put in place joint disaster management systems
Number of women convicted for human trafficking "exceptionally high" -UN
The United Nations has said that 28 percent of convicted traffickers between 2010-2012 were women