Aid
COVID brings Unprecedented Global Education Emergency
Almost 10 Million Children May Never Return to School Following COVID-19 Lockdown Deep budget cuts to education and rising poverty caused by the COVID-19 […]
Category: Gender
COVID-19
SDG setback ‘tremendous’ as COVID-19 accelerates slide
Gareth Willmer & Fiona Broom Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United […]
Data & Reports
WHO urges focus on pregnant women, children to wipe out malaria
Inga Vesper Global malaria eradication efforts should focus on children and pregnant women to fight the most persistent pockets of the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) report […]
Climate
To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities — UN report
The new UN report on Human Development is a stark warning on the growing new inequalities that can push countries and societies into an […]
Sustainable Business
Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh
Chowdhury Dilruba Shoma Financial empowerment of women has social and economic benefits for all citizens. Entrenched attitudes, customs and practices are preventing Bangladesh from […]
Biodiversity
Asian governments & officials awarded for fighting environmental crimes
Customs, parks and law enforcement officials from China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Singapore have been named recipients of the 2019 Asia Environmental Enforcement […]
Data & Reports
Significant mistreatment of women during childbirth in four countries: WHO & Lancet
New evidence from a WHO-led study, published in the Lancet, shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries — Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar […]
Gender
Supporting working mothers can save her child’s life
Farasha Bashir New research by icddr,b in Bangladesh urges government to support measures to ensure balance between childcare and work for mothers In almost […]
Cities
Time for a policy to declare ‘urban drought’ to end hardships of poor women in India
In fact, as we write this piece, India is battling with two extreme weather conditions in two different regions. According to just released IMD […]
Aid
World Bank and Bangladesh sign agreement for more and better Jobs
The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association(IDA), and has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. It carries a service charge of 0.75 percent...
Corruption
UNAIDS leader to resign next year after review voices “no confidence”
Laura Owings An independent panel report, identified systematic bullying, abuse and sexual harassment under his watch. Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, the agency overseeing […]
Data & Reports
Global wage growth lowest since 2008: ILO
But, in many low- and middle-income economies, wage inequality remains high and wages are frequently insufficient to cover the needs of workers and their families.