TEHRAN, Sept 7, (NNN-IRNA):Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova in her message on International Literacy Day, September 8, 2010 said two in ...

MANILA, Sept 7 (NNN-ADB) -- The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) has approved a $400 million loan to support the expansion of the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer program, known locally ...

By Rose Kamau

NAIROBI, Sept 6 (NNN-KBC) -- Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to dismiss leaders who ask them to have larger families. ...

NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) -- Around 30 women activists led by CPI's Annie Raja and Anhad's Shabnam Hashmi were Tuesday detained after they staged a demonstration outside Parliament House ...

PRETORIA, Aug 31 (NNN-BUANEWS) -- The South African Parliament has convened a two-day Women's Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The summit, which opened here Monday, has brought ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Aug 28 (NNN-PTI): In order to increase participation of women in the grassroot-level development process, nearly half the posts of presidents of local bodies in Kerala have been reserved ...

BANGI, Aug. 26 (NNN-BERNAMA):Employers have various options to encourage women to contribute their knowledge and expertise in the marketplace, said Prime Minister Najib Razak.

He said these included ...

By Doreen Appollos

NAIROBI, Aug 25 (NNN-KBC) -- The push for affirmative action is now taking shape in Kenya with the country's Constitution providing for a one third female ...

LUANDA, Aug 23 (NNN-ANGOP) -- The implementation of the gender equality principle to meet the Millenium Development Goals (mdgS) is one that is more advanced in Angola, according to the ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) -- Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, has been invited to deliver a speech at the International Conference on Women's ...