The Tragic Civilian Toll of Airstrikes in Yemen
Men dig through rubble in a residential compound housing employees...
UAE: Investigate Allegations of Torture of Foreign Nationals
United Arab Emirates authorities should immediately investigate credible allegations that state security officers have tortured detainees and prosecute anyone responsible, Human Rights Watch said on October 13. The detainees include Canadian, Libyan,...
Security Council renews commitment to landmark resolution on women, peace and security
Delegates in the Security Council Chamber before the start of an all-day open debate on women, peace...
Greece: Chaos, Insecurity in Registration Center
A man suffers effects of tear gas used by police to disperse a crowd of hundreds of...
Why Cote d’Ivoire Should Plan for Peaceful Elections—Now and In the Future
Ivorians will vote on October 25 in the first presidential election since November 2010, when the refusal of then-president Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to current president Alassane Ouattara triggered a five-month conflict in which both sides...
Peace endures when women can participate meaningfully in peace talks, says new UN report
An all-female Formed Police Unit from Bangladesh, serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti,...
On International Day, UN focuses on adolescent girls as part of 'relentless' drive towards equality for all by 2030
Delfina Soares, 13, in Lauana Groto, Timor-Leste, now attends a UNICEF supported...
Malian refugees in Burkina Faso restore their lives building on their traditional skills
Alouda making a high-quality tea box out of wood and leather.
Pay gap between men and women: MEPs call for binding measures to close it
Despite the EU’s 2006 Directive on equality between men and women in the labour market, differences in their pay persist and are even growing, say MEPs in a non-legislative resolution voted on Thursday. As member states did not take the opportunity to...
Syria: New Russian-Made Cluster Munition Reported
An advanced type of Russian cluster munition was used in an airstrike southwest of Aleppo on October 4, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on October 10. The use of the weapon near the village of Kafr Halab raises grave concerns that Russia is either using...
