World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Women
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Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women migrant workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on domestic migrant workers in India. To address the gendered impact of the pandemic on migrant workers, this brief presents the key findings from a survey
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Gender-responsive digitalization: a critical component of the COVID-19 response in Africa
A new publication on the digital gender divide in Africa warns that while COVID-19 has caused a rapid proliferation of digital tools and services, women in rural communities in Africa are being left behind
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Improving women’s productivity and incomes through clean energy in India
The study discusses the barriers faced by women micro-entrepreneurs, who are using clean energy-powered livelihood technologies, in accessing finance and policy support. It highlights the potential opportunities
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A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems
Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition, and in more just, resilient, and sustainable food systems for all. This paper
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Effects of COVID-19 on regional and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Nigeria and Ethiopia
The labor structure in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by a high share of informal employment in the rural agricultural sector. The impact of COVID-19 on female employment may not appear to be large
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Children and digital dumpsites: e-waste exposure and child health
<p>Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide whose health is jeopardized by the informal processing of discarded electrical or electronic devices according to this new ground-breaking report from the World Health Organization.</p>
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Chased away and left to die: how a national security approach to Uganda’s national digital ID has led to wholesale exclusion of women and older persons
Up to a third of adults in Uganda have been excluded from vital healthcare and social services because they do not have national ID cards, according to a report. Women and elderly people have been particularly
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Gender technical assessment of opportunities to improve implementation of plastics and waste management in a Ugandan municipality
The gender gap in Kampala in the Waste Management and Plastics Recycling sectors represents a major issue to be resolved if the country is to achieve and improve the efficiency of the Strategic Program
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AgSpirations: inspiring stories of African agriculture, Volume 1
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development, AWARD, has released a report highlighting how gender-responsive agricultural research and development coupled with intentional focus on addressing
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Mainstreaming gender in urban public transport: lessons from Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam
Africa is the world’s fastest urbanizing continent, but the growth of its cities has not been matched by an expansion of adequate transport infrastructure, with significant implications for gender inequality.