People I have spoken to in Aceh often said that the tsunami of December 2004 brought peace to their community. Despite the significant losses suffered in the disaster, it led to the restoration of ...

UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous emphasised that eliminating violence against women is essential to achieving broader ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She had a bag over her head, and her hands were handcuffed. She was horrified to the core and had no idea where she was. Russian ...

There are several kinds of gender-based violence, spanning emotional, psychological, sexual, and physical dimensions. Examples include female genital mutilation (FGM), honor-based murders, forced and ...

The needs of survivors seeking services are skyrocketing in BC. New research shows frontline workers need better support.

Craftivism” describes the convergence of craft and activism and has been woven into the fabric of history. For example, in ...

As we commence the annual campaign "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence," dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for the eradication of violence against women and girls, we ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...

At the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women, Catholic sisters and advocates pointed to community-based solutions and ...

Catherine Vanner receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2022, 184 women and girls were killed by violence in Canada. This number has steadily increased ...

Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response ...

Stephanie Lusby is Research Manager with Respect Victoria. The spike in reports of women murdered by men this year has prompted widespread conversations across Australia about how we end gender-based ...