MSF denies "abandoning" Sri Lankan war survivors
Aid agency says it is closing mental health project in north because there is no longer an emergency
Quarter of a million Pakistanis flee fighting in Khyber - aid group
"This is a serious humanitarian crisis and if fighting continues, we estimate that more than half a million are likely to be displaced," a Save the Children spokesperson in the region warns
Cultural killings of women have social sanction in India - U.N.
"Honour" killings, "dowry deaths" and the lynching of women branded as witches persist in India
UN must review policy on peacekeepers who abuse -Amnesty
One-year jail term for 3 peacekeepers who raped Haitian boy is "travesty of justice", says Amnesty
Empowering women farmers will end hunger for 150 mln people -UN
Women farmers account for about 43 pct of agricultural workers in developing countries
PHOTO BLOG: Rural Indian women join forces to acquire land rights
Low caste rural women in the Indian state of Gujarat are no longer putting up with not having land rights
"Sisterhood" brings rights to India's low-caste, rural women
Wives, daughters and mothers often lack legal entitlements and inheritance rights in India
INTERVIEW-Reforming Myanmar should avoid "sweetheart deals" - U.N. official
Myanmar should avoid mistakes that in other countries have turned a resource boom into a curse, says U.N. official
Indian women's commission chief blasted for "sexy" remark - report
Activists call for head of National Commission for Women to quit after she says women should not be offended when they're called "sexy"
INTERVIEW-Five million flood-hit Pakistanis still need aid, UN says
UN OCHA says $440 million needed to help around 5.2 million people rebuild their lives after the disaster