Today marks the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is tragically ...

Arshi Qureshi is a freelance journalist based in New York City, focusing on politics and social issues. She holds a master's ...

Iraqi lawmakers’ proposal to amend the country’s family law and grant religious courts the authority to legalize marriages for underage girls is being pushed by the country’s Shiite parliamentary ...

A new report from UN Women finds that more than 60 percent of homicides of women are carried out by their intimate partners ...

United Nations peacekeeping faces an uncertain future. Widely seen as a cornerstone of the UN’s contribution in world affairs ...

The annual 16-day campaign drawing global attention to violence against women began on Nov. 25, with data showing that every 10 minutes, a woman is killed just for her gender. Here, Senegal’s Ministry ...