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
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Gender and environment statistics: unlocking information for action and measuring the SDGs
This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the wider set of gender indicators, across
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Profiting from parity: unlocking the potential of women's business in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed or employers. Yet most entrepreneurs
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Book examines connection between gender and cooking energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Providing energy for home use, especially for cooking food and heating living spaces, without contributing to climate change demands creativity and perseverance. In many parts of the world, women are
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Nigerian entrepreneur makes handcrafts from water hyacinth
For many people the presence of water hyacinths in rivers and lakes is a source of concern. Not only do the hyacinths prevent sunlight from reaching other aquatic species, they also decrease water flow.
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Nigerian women leading campaign to vaccinate children
In Northern Nigeria where I work as a nurse and polio vaccinator, only women are allowed to enter houses because most women in this part of the country are in purdah (practice of seclusion), says Ramatu
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Cabinet approves continuation of fourth phase of National AIDS Control Programme
NEW DELHI: In a move to sustain its improvements in reducing the HIV burden in India, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved continuation of the fourth phase of the National
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Empowering women on the frontlines of climate change
On any given morning in the locality of Al-Rahad in Sudan, women like Hawa Abdullah, dressed in bright colours, can be seen turning up the earth of their land or scattering seeds on their tractors.
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Global health 50/50 2019 report: equality works
New Global Health 50/50 report reveals most leading organisations active in global health have a long way to go towards workplace gender equality. Ground-breaking analysis of 198 global organisations active
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Exports to jobs: boosting the gains from trade in South Asia
A joint World Bank and the International Labour Organization (ILO) report “Exports to Jobs: Boosting the Gains from Trade in South Asia” breaks new ground in examining the impact of exports on local labor
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Women working in the rooftop solar sector: a look at India's transition to clean energy
The report Women working in the rooftop solar sector is one of the first in-depth studies analysing women’s participation in the workforce of the grid-connected renewable sector. Assess the results of