Aids deaths soar among young due to inadequate health services
Deaths among 10- to 19-year-olds increase by 50%, with women up to three times more likely to get infected, says WHO
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: Violence against women is an issue for us all
Head of UN Women calls for urgent action to ensure the impact of global crises is not disproportionately borne by women, writes Liz Ford
Child marriage could trigger surge in Africa’s under-15s pregnancy rate – UN
UN population survey predicts steep climb in young girls giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa unless child marriage is banned
FGM: ‘It’s like neutering animals’ – the film that is changing Kurdistan
A film made over 10 years with the stories of girls and women affected by female genital mutilation is tackling a taboo subject
Waris Dirie: ‘Female genital mutilation is pure violence against girls’
Emine Saner: Supermodel Waris Dirie was just five when she became a victim of female genital mutilation. As she collects an award for her campaign against the practice, she explains why it has to stop
Day of the girl: Jessie Ware honours Malala and world’s ‘formidable’ girls
Attendees at an event to mark the second international day of the girl child discussed the Pakistani schoolgirl, forced marriage and gender inequality. Tell us if you think days like this help to make progress on girls' rights
Dengue fever epidemic sparks public health emergency in Central America
Health organisation warns that figures 'may explode' due to favourable climatic conditions for virus-carrying mosquito
Ending female genital mutilation, one household at a time
For major social change, you have to educate and motivate communities to act differently. One Senegalese chief achieved just that. The NGO he worked with shares the lessons learned
Jamaica the homophobia capital of the world? Not the Jamaica I know
St Rachel Ustanny: Sexual and reproductive rights are key to the development of a country once voted the most homophobic place on Earth