The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #PledgeForParity – seeking to narrow the gender gap in areas ranging from leadership to pay. Women and girls uprooted by war and unrest face ...

Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls is a strategic objective for the Council of Europe’s work to promote gender equality and women’s rights under the Gender ...

ADRE, Chad (AP) — Crossing into Chad, the 27-year-old thought she'd left the horrors of Sudan's war behind: the bodies she ran over while fleeing, the screams of girls being raped, the disappearance ...

KAKUMA, Kenya, Dec 1 (UNHCR) - There's not much open talk of sex among the Dinka people of Sudan. "Even when I get married, my mother won't tell me what to expect on my wedding night," says one young ...

ADRÉ, Chad — In the dry and windswept plains of the Adré refugee camp in eastern Chad, a grove of young neem trees stands as ...

Marmar Stewart walked through a newly renovated kitchen for an entrepreneurship program called Chef’s Club. The rented kitchen was used for community events but hadn’t been touched for more than 15 ...

Awatif Zakariya Ahmad crossed into Chad on September 20, 2024, her five children in tow. All their belongings were in a bag she balanced on her head and a smaller one in her hand. They had traveled ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The International Rescue Committee hosted an event on Friday celebrating immigrant and refugee women in Spokane ahead of International Women's Day. The event celebrated and connected ...

When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity.

ST. LOUIS — In the heart of Kirkwood, a small storefront is making a big impact—one handcrafted item at a time. It’s more than just a store; it’s a mission, a message, and a movement toward hope and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Inside a kitchen in Salt Lake City, women from around the world are rising to become the next generation of culinary chefs in Utah — including Ziaab Adam, who came to the United ...

South Africans reacted after an Afrikaner woman living in the US wanted to return home, reigniting debate around refugee ...