Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026, released by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and…
Tag: GenderEquality
From rural margins to media trailblazers: India’s women journalists are rewriting the news
Khabar Lahariya, literally “news waves”, is an all-women media organisation run since 2002 by rural reporters, many of them Dalit,…
Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply
According to the data compiled for the latest Employment and Social Trends 2026 report, the global unemployment rate is projected to stay…
What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development
When UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric briefed correspondents in New York on Thursday following the release of the White House Memorandum, he…
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
The backdrop Venezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability, hyperinflation and economic sanctions from Washington, compounded by floods,…
Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN
As a young mother in a remote part of eastern Kenya, Norah Magero struggled to get her child reliable health…
‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s…
Can industrial growth and climate action go hand in hand?
In Namibia’s Daures region, a bold experiment aims to prove economies can create jobs without fossil fuels. When completed, Daures…
AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women
Fuelled by artificial intelligence, anonymity, and weak accountability, online abuse is rapidly escalating. Yet, 1.8 billion women and girls still…
Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
Speaking ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Annalena Baerbock recalled her years as a young trampoline gymnast chasing the…