large parts of Africa, including Kenya, the humble donkey has been under threat from poaching for allegedly magic potions. To discourage thieves, Kenya last year banned donkey slaughterhouses and this month is holding its first donkey festival to encourage their protection
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, who was honored by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage (IWOC) on Monday, remained incommunicado on Tuesday after failing to attend an online award ceremony, amid fears that she and her husband Bao Longjun are being held by state security police.
T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, addresses the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) -UN Photo by Evan Schneider
Former choir director Ana Marvez could not stand to see the musical skills of her fellow Venezuelans go to waste in Chile, their host country. To showcase those hidden talents, she started an orchestra
Last March, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, it had already proved to be lethal and highly contagious
UN Observance of International Women’s Day 2021 on Theme “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World”
Lawmakers from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) issued a statement Monday recognizing the plight of women in the region, where authorities are believed to have held up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in a vast network of internment camps since early 2017.
About 52 percent of women in Afghanistan have experienced violence in their homes, according to the World Health Organization
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, thousands of families are struggling with deepening poverty and unemployment. A survey by the charity Twaweza shows 60% of Kenyan families can no longer afford three meals per day
For over a century, International Women’s Day has celebrated women’s achievements across the globe, overcoming persistent gender inequality