On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

The Government of Canada’s theme for International Women’s Day 2025 is Strength in every story. This year’s theme highlights the importance of amplifying the voices of all women, particularly those ...

Health groups and officials warn that the Trump administration’s cuts could cause hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths ...

As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April ...

It shows that she’s not alone, with the sad phenomenon overwhelmingly striking women in their 30s. “It was a Friday night, and I had just wrapped up a really busy week at work. I felt proud of ...

Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... Among the victims were women, children, and the elderly,” said the source, which ACN ...

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rwanda-backed ...

Yet many of these accomplished women remain single, challenging traditional assumptions about success and relationships. This phenomenon reflects deeper social, psychological, and cultural factors ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... Congolese refugees – primarily women and ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said Thursday. The boat was carrying people from ...