The Trump administration’s decision to abandon DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion— which was aimed at promoting fair treatment in the work place, is having its repercussions at the United Nations.

G. Elias, a Nigerian business law firm, organised community outreach activities in Lagos and Abuja to commemorate ...

MINISTER of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud has highlighted key strides in gender equality, women’s empowerment and social protection ...

Pakistan has called on the international community to take urgent measures to support national mechanisms that promote gender ...

To accelerate gender equality in Nigeria, a multi-pronged approach is essential. Laws must be strengthened and effectively enforced.

Christoph Stuckelberger, president of the Geneva Agape Foundation, said there is enormous progress in women's rights around ...

Every March thousands of government officials, activists and policy makers descend on the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City for two weeks of both high-level meetings and side-events at ...

The United Nations (UN) also highlights that online communities involving women and children with disabilities experience cyberbullying.

By Jacqueline PARDITEY Cyber-bullying has become one of the most insidious forms of technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (TF VAWG), and it requires urgent, collective action to ...

IAS officer Sonal Goel, secretary to the government of Tripura, received the ‘Empowerment & Development Woman Award’ at the International Women’s Day .

Three decades have passed since the Chinese capital hosted a landmark women's conference. Now it plans to do it again ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development in the Tema Metropolis has held a mentorship programme for students at the Chemu Senior High Technical School to mark International Women's D ...