The treaty was signed in 1997 and went into force in 1999, but nearly three dozen countries have not acceded to it
The report released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women said the increase was largely the result of more data being available from countries and not more killings
The United States raised eyebrows in August when it said it would back plastic production caps in the treaty
A power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out in April 2023, killing thousands and triggering the world's largest displacement crisis
Leaders gear up for turmoil as their officials hammer out agenda on issues of global concern
For over a year now, authorities in Nigeria have been resettling people displaced by the fighting between government forces and Boko Haram, Islamic militants who launched an insurgency in 2009 with northeastern Borno state as the epicenter of the fighting
The New York spot price of gold closed Tuesday at just over $2,657 per Troy ounce
Global voter participation had fallen to 55.5% of eligible voters in 2023 from 65.2% in 2008
If there’s a global trend, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said at a summit in Canada in June, it’s that 'people are tired of the incumbents'
Burkina Faso's military regime, in power since a 2022 coup, will extend its rule for five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, the talks' chairman said
South Africa’s four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country’s most important change in 30 years
Nearly 76 million people have been internally displaced by conflict and violence, with nearly half of all IDPs living in sub-Saharan Africa.
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