Almost 60 percent of women workers are employed in the informal sector. UN: Economic growth must benefit the entire population, not just a select few Sustainable Development Goals Why do…
Consequences of airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Middle East: More shocks, rising displacement and threats to health systems Peace and security The fighting in the Middle East has…
Sudanese Women and Children find refuge in Goz Al Salam Displacement Camp, White Nile State, Sudan. World News In Brief: Sudan conflict intensifies, Global equality deepening, HIV success amid new…
Children at work mining for gold in Luhihi village, South Kivu Province in DRC. UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals Economic Development Critical minerals…
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Afghan families who left their country amid economic hardship and record levels of hunger continue to return home from Iran as the war goes on. MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Further escalation…
The President of the General Assembly is trying to change traditional narratives and recall the achievements of women in all spheres. Annalena Burbock launches global campaign “Like a Woman” Women…
Demonstration in support of women’s rights in 2017 in New York. No country in the world has achieved full legal equality of the sexes. Women The justice system designed to…
A mother and daughter in the Rabi Yasir camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia. . Women’s rights are regressing worldwide, warns UN gender equality chief Women As an…