Last September, a young woman from Angola was crowned Miss Universe, beating out more than 80 other beauties from around the world.

The first World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education, a comprehensive overview of the progress, as well as remaining gaps in gender equality at all educational levels, was launched this week in New York.

Treatment for tuberculosis (“TB”) is cheap and readily available. But the disease remains “a hidden epidemic” in many countries, and it is children who are the most affected.

The UN Human Rights Council has condemned what it calls the sharply escalating gross violations of human rights by the Syrian authorities.

The overthrow of the Mali government by mutinous members of the army on Wednesday has been strongly condemned by the United Nations.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the immediate restoration of constitutional rule in Mali.

The “Hunger Games” movie has teamed up with the World Food Programme to raise awareness about the plight of millions around the globe who don’t have enough to eat.

After 10 years of civil war, women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire are fighting poverty and preserving peace, by growing high-quality rice seeds.

This pest-resistant breed of rice not only doubles their yields and profits, but it also gives them greater independence.

Eighteen years after Rwanda suffered from a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of people, the country is making steady progress in its efforts to achieve equality between men and women.

If the world is to produce enough food to feed its seven billion (and counting) citizens, then better water management in agriculture is in order.

An outbreak of a new strain of foot and mouth disease in Egypt is threatening food security in North Africa and the Middle East.