UN chief slams terror hits in Quetta, Ziarat

The United Nations has commemorated the first space flight by a woman over 50 years ago and the contributions by women to that endeavor since then, hailing these "trailblazers" as powerful role models for young women and men worldwide. It was on 16 June 1963, ...

New York, June 11 : An independent United Nations human rights expert has stressed the need to hold States accountable not only for investigating acts of violence against women but also for failing to prevent such violence. Despite numerous developments, ...

United Nations member states should focus urgent attention and take decisive action to improve conditions for Dalit women, four international nongovernmental organizations said today.The combination of caste and gender makes millions of Dalit women ...

17 June 2013 TBILISI, 17 June 2013 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, called today for an integrated approach to address the situation of all internally displaced persons ...

A senior United Nations official on Wednesday expressed regret that India had missed a "golden'' moment to establish a non-discriminative legislative framework for women by not implementing Verma committee's recommendations.

A new report has revealed that women in the United States continue to earn less than men.The report by the National Women Law Centre, released to mark the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, said women who worked full time,earn on average nearly one ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The government and the United Nations on Tuesday unveiled new guidelines on how to deal with the reproductive and sexual healthcare needs of girls and women when a disaster strikes. The guidelines spelled out in a ...

New York, May 10 : Three Iraqi women journalists have been selected as the winners of a United Nations contest which seeks to highlight the everyday challenges faced by women living in the Middle Eastern country.

The United Nations has deplored the continuing cases of sexual violence in India, including the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi."The UN Women strongly deplores the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls, including the barbaric rape ...