Every minute a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth--and overwhelmingly these women live in less developed countries. Imagine living in a one-room shanty with your husband and not having any knowledge about pregnancy or childbirth.

Care2 has been sponsoring children for five years now through our Race for Children in Need, and currently sponsors 14 beautiful children in Columbia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and the Philippines. Read Adriana's most recent letter here!

President-elect Barack Obama enters the White House on Tuesday with enough foreign goodwill to buy at least a brief global honeymoon as he wades into the crush of international crises awaiting his attention.

The President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, officially broke with the Socialist Party over a move that attempts to legalize some abortions in the country. Read more....

Due to a quirk in Brazilian electoral law, candidates can put any name they want on the ballot, as long as it isn't offensive. At least eight candidates have chosen to be known as "Barack Obama" in the Oct. 5 elections.

Hundreds of thousands of people all over Mexico marched on Saturday in protest of the extreme kidnappings and violence that persist. They dressed in white and held candles, some with pictures of loved ones who had disappeared.

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is bringing genocide charges against Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Two other officials high in the government are also indicted for crimes against humanity. Bring them to justice!

As President Robert Mugabe asserts his power and stifles opposition, citizens are sexually abused, tortured, intimidated, and murdered. Help bring peace, stability and justice to Zimbabwe by signing this Care2 petition.

Footage from a video camera handed out by an Israeli human rights group appears to show Jewish settlers beating up Palestinians in the West Bank. An elderly shepherd, his wife and a nephew said they were attacked by four masked men for allowing their

I wanted to highlight a new petition pressing for better access to medical supplies and fewer restrictions on medical travel for Gaza. Please sign!