Kenya launches committee to tackle human trafficking
Plan to tackle the significant trafficking of children for sex and domestic work in Kenya
Teens say school sex harassment goes unpunished
"The focus has to shift to telling boys that they can't treat girls in certain ways," one student says
Israeli women pet a dog while taking cover in an underground parking lot as an air raid siren sounds in Tel Aviv
Israeli women pet a dog while taking cover in an underground parking lot as an air raid siren, warning of incoming rockets, sounds in southern Tel Aviv July 10, 2014. Israeli air strikes killed eight members of a family including five children in a pre-dawn raid on Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, while Hamas-led fighters launched rockets at Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities. Israel says its offensive is intended to halt rocket fire at its cities from the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANIMALS CONFLICT)
Managing disaster risk should be everybody's business
Disasters reinforce social inequalities, and more effort is needed to include vulnerable groups in decisions on risks
Peru takes immense step forward for women to access abortion - rights group
An "immense step forward" in circumstances where access is limited - reproductive rights group
Kurdish Women in Turkey Weigh Presidential Stakes
For these urban transplants, the symbolic candidate Selahattin Demirtas is best. But Erdogan is also courting them with the possibility of a ceasefire and peace.
If You've Already Skipped Tammy, Try Gabrielle
Not even a rain-soaked July 4th could help "Tammy," starring Melissa McCarthy. But while the Warner Brothers' blockbuster comedy falls short, the French film "Gabrielle" certainly does not.
Japan Supports Refugees In Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM - The Japanese government has contributed US$1.4 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food assistance to some 70,000 refugees in north-western Tanzania.
Canada close to getting it right on prostitution policy
Canada is taking important steps to reduce the exploitation of women and girls in the commercial sex industry, but more needs to be done