ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, May 14 (UNHCR) - Alba* fled from her home in Colombia a year ago, fearing for her life after receiving death threats and suffering sexual violence from members of an illegal armed ...

United States-based female refugee soccer players from Afghanistan will not have access to FIFA-organised training camps that determine the selection process for the newly-created Afghanistan women’s ...

Afghanistan women’s refugee team will tour United Kingdom in June and be guests at July’s World Cup final at Lord’s.

The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #PledgeForParity – seeking to narrow the gender gap in areas ranging from leadership to pay. Women and girls uprooted by war and unrest face ...

Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is authored by Emily ...

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Pakistan, May 22 -- The Afghanistan women's refugee team will tour England this summer in their continued bid to be ...

Afghan women’s refugee team to tour England on return to international cricket after Taliban exclusion - The Afghanistan ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking spaces. From the passenger seat, driving instructor Nancy Gobran peered over large ...

Afsana Najaf Zada walked into her basic English class on Wednesday morning in the fellowship hall of Faith Presbyterian Church, an old worship space still brightened by stained glass. Most of the ...

An Afghanistan women's refugee team has been granted eligibility for international competitions, some five years after national team players fled their country's Taliban rule. The FIFA Council, ...