U.N. squad starts work in mass rape zones
Six-person rapid response team faces challenges
The other side of Tahrir Square
Egyptian women marking International Women's Day in Cairo were assailed by men shouting 'Not now'
ICC summons 6 suspects over Kenyan violence
Three Kenyan government ministers and a former police chief are among the suspects
Street Children: Still Short of Rights
STREET children need greater protection and recognition if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved, say global children's NGO Plan International.
Women In Liberia mobilise for peace
Few people are aware that a group of women ? calling themselves the Peace Women - were instrumental in bringing peace to Liberia
A gender pulse of some key news events
In the year marking a century of activism focussed on International Women's Day, this New Zealand feminist is tempted to take a gender pulse
Congo must prosecute rapists, help victims - U.N.
U.N. panel calls for change in culture in Congo, where raped women rather than the perpetrators are blamed