Bank on poor women and phones to drive growth in Africa, experts say
In Nigeria, 73 percent of women have never used a financial product, according to Women's World Banking
China seizes 31 trafficking suspects holding Myanmar women
Gang ensnared women by offering them tours and jobs, then sold as wives in rural China for as little as 50,000 yuan ($8,142)
Afghan women fear rights rollback in Taliban peace talks - Oxfam
Violence towards women rising, while practice of exchanging girls and women to settle family disputes continues
Iranian-British woman jailed over sport protest released on bail
Ghoncheh Ghavami had been jailed for protesting a ban on women attending men's volleyball matches
Take on violence against women: Take a walk in a woman's shoes
More than a third of women worldwide will experience physical violence during their lives, a WHO survey found. Most never seek help or tell anyone.
For girls, success starts with safe schools
We must advocate until every girl has the opportunity to attend school free from the fear of violence and all schools are true safe havens for learning.
Sudan asks UN mission in Darfur to prepare to leave
Request comes amid a dispute between the United Nations and Khartoum over an alleged mass rape in the area
Tanzania sees surge in girls reporting rape and kidnapping
Surge signifies victims feel more confident to report these crimes after creation of special units within police force
Mobile phones 'game changers' in securing children's rights - UNICEF
Uganda is a leader in using mobile phones to check medicine stocks and register births, key for children
Half Yemen's children malnourished as hunger worsens strife
Yemen's lack of water and falling oil revenue are hitting food output and fuelling sectarian violence