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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When coping crumples: a rapid assessment of the impact of drought on children and women in India
This document presents a rapid drought impact assessment that was carried out by UNICEF’s India Country Office in eight states with the aim of providing insights into drought management practices and their
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Gender justice and food security in India: a review
insecurity, yet the policy discourse around food and nutrition security in India has largely been gender-blind. This paper, based on a review of existing literature and emerging research, emphasizes the
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Empowering women in Africa through access to sustainable energy
There are different factors at play leading to women and girls being disproportionately affected by energy poverty. Any intervention regarding universal energy access needs to take those factors into account.
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Research from China reveals women more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
On , the one-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, UN Women launched the new research report, "Gender Dimensions of Vulnerability to Climate Change in China" in Beijing. The
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The role of youth in sustainable development: perspectives from South Asia
This research paper, commissioned as part of the series ‘Starting Strong: the first 1000 days of the SDGs’, identifies key actions toward addressing the unfinished business of the MDGs and how to reach
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Mainstreaming gender into climate mitigation activities
Actively engaging women in climate mitigation activities can yield multiple benefits, including improved jobs,better livelihoods, and more equitable revenue flows. Efforts are moving forward to design
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Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific: sustainable rural Access
The Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific is a peer-reviewed journal published once a year by the Transport Division (TD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
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4% of all new HIV+ cases in state are pregnant women, says survey
RANCHI: A state level data compiled by the Jharkhand State Aids Control Society (JSACS) reveals four in every 100 new HIV positive cases are pregnant women. Fifty pregnant women were tested HIV positive
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Individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status and the association between air pollution and cardiovascular disease
<p>Long-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is linked with cardiovascular disease, and disadvantaged status may increase susceptibility to air pollution-related health effects. In addition, there
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Solid waste management policies in urban Africa: gender and life-course considerations in Nairobi and Mombasa
Building on available evidence that there are differences of exposure to solid waste among males and females at different stages of the life-course (children, youth, adults and older persons), it follows