![In the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, access to family planning and maternal healthcare is severely limited by blocks on humanitarian supplies.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/sudanpic.jpg?itok=5vJxiMVE)
![In the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, access to family planning and maternal healthcare is severely limited by blocks on humanitarian supplies.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/sudanpic.jpg?itok=5vJxiMVE)
![Protesters rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during US House voting on the American Health Care Act, which would repeal major parts of the 2000 Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare, May 4, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rts15716_layout_comp.jpg?itok=nuj21KID)
![Animation still showing going up stairs to resemble the work ladder](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-mena-iran-main-only-report.jpg?itok=grRzdj0Z)
May 23, 2017
Algeria Needs to Do More to End Domestic Violence
![A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtr2b70h_edited.jpg?itok=gEdj_LPo)
May 22, 2017
Sudan: Obstruction of Aid Endangers Women’s Lives
All Parties Should Open Way to Lifesaving Health Services
![Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker, holds a container of folic acid, the only assistance she can give pregnant women who visit the lone health clinic in Hadara village, in rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/skye1_resized_0.jpg?itok=YuPDeaFp)
May 22, 2017
Witness: Hoping for a Child Who Survives
Women in Sudan’s War-torn Southern Kordofan Region Have Little Access to Health Care
![Mukuma Hamad, a volunteer health worker (L), and James Atai, a nurse, sit at a table displaying almost the total stock of basic medicines in the only health clinic in Hadara village, rebel-controlled Southern Kordofan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-sudan-africa-kordofan-clini-health.jpg?itok=8WiWXVw2)
May 15, 2017
Saving the Lives of Women Raped in War
UN Secretary-General Calls for Safe Abortion Access
![A sign emphasizing the importance of healthcare and protection for survivors of sexual violence at a hospital in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/car_sv.jpg?itok=fVOMON24)
May 13, 2017
US Lawmakers: Honor Mother’s Day by Making Childbirth Safer Worldwide
Recent US policy changes hurt the fight for safe motherhood not just around the world, but in the US as well
![People gather for the Women's March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-01-us-united-states-womens-rights-march-dc.jpg?itok=iEVFKK52)
May 12, 2017
EU Getting Serious About Violence Against Women
Body Signs Groundbreaking Treaty to Strengthen Prevention and Response
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May 11, 2017
Bangladesh Accord: New phase should protect unions
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May 10, 2017
Beaten by her Husband, and Nowhere to Turn
How Algeria’s Police and Courts Might Have Done More to Protect a Survivor
![A woman at Dar al-Insania, an NGO-run shelter in the eastern city of Annaba on March 3, 2010. Dar al-Insania provides women victims of domestic violence, among others, with shelter and services.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/rtr2b70h_edited.jpg?itok=gEdj_LPo)
![Young women in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Nearly one-third of women in Kyrgyzstan experience abuse by a spouse or partner.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/press_release_photo_1-_bridge.jpg?itok=UdxwWFsi)
May 8, 2017
Nigeria Fails to Protect Freed Chibok Schoolgirls’ Privacy
Authorities Should Ensure Families’ Access to Their Daughters
![A man carrying a Boko Haram flag walks past a group of 82 Chibok girls, who were held captive for three years by Islamist militants, as the girls wait to be released in exchange for several militant commanders, near Kumshe, Nigeria May 6, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-05-nigeria-africa-chibok-girls.jpg?itok=B_RpNyoR)