Somalia and U.N. to tackle rampant rape in Mogadishu camps
Displaced people in camps where "gatekeeper" guards are the rapists will be moved to more secure camps. Military courts will be set up to investigate offenses committed by their own.
Women in the World Summit opens on theme of women in conflict
One hard-hitting panel debate focuses on the next generation of Malalas, referring to the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by extremists for promoting women's education
Thailand's migrant workers extorted while trying to go legal
System to register illegal migrant labourers is corrupt, opaque, and exploitative instead of helpful, activists say. Many migrants milked by brokers demanding exorbitant fees.
Women's rights activists push back against fundamentalist opposition at the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57)
At the conclusion of the two-week long CSW57 meeting held at the United Nations' (UN) New York Headquarters on the theme: Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG), UN officials and women's rights activists celebrated the news that the CSW57 ended with Agreed Conclusions (ACs), unlike last year's CSW 56 that failed to adopt agreed conclusions.
Women in the Solomon Islands make flowers pay
Women are taking the lead in developing a burgeoning floriculture industry