The Human Rights Council decided to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  It also adopted a resolution on youth and human rights. 

The Moroccan government approved last month an amendment to the Moroccan Penal Code that liberalizes the nation’s abortion laws.

After weeks of uncertainty in British politics following the EU referendum, Theresa May, 59, a Conservative politician, has become Britain's second female prime minister.

Since the beginning of the refugee crisis in Europe, refugee women on Greek islands are in constant fear, according to Amnesty International.

According to UNFPA, there are 21.2 million people in need in Yemen, 3.4 million of them women and girls of reproductive age. Women & Girls Hub published this article by UNFPA Yemen. Click here to access the full news story.

On 27 June 2016, NATO appointed Rose Gottemoeller as deputy head of the alliance organization, the first woman to hold the post, a statement said.

The Guardian has published an article on the views of UN Women’s Executive Director about changing laws blocking women’s economic progress.

Mohammad Shoeb publishes in Qatar’s The Peninsula this article on women’s integration through quota systems.