Nearly 65% of adults in the Arab region remain excluded from formal financial systems, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Annual SDG Review 2025 paints a sobering picture of persistent financial exclusion that is undermining the region’s ability …
The campaign against Depo-Provera and the questions raised by the women’s groups still remain relevant. Reproductive rights, when reduced to “choice of contraceptives” without considering the overall health and well-being of women, result only in the control and “unfreedom” of women.
A subset of Sustainable Development Goals pertains to improving people's living standards at home. These include the provision of access to electricity, clean cooking energy, improved water and sanitation. We examine historical progress in energy access in relation to other living standards. We assess regional patterns in the pace of …
With 2,300 children below five years of age and 145 child-bearing women dying every day, Nigeria has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world, it was learnt yesterday. Citing the report of the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, at …
Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Rebeka Khatun and Sukhjan Begum, from Dapna village in Jhenidah's Kaliganj upazila, around 2,000 local women and girls are becoming self-reliant by producing earthworm rich vermicompost fertiliser. Rebeka and Sukhjan initially participated in training on the subject provided by Japan-based non-government organisation Hunger Free …
With over 8.8 million cancer deaths recorded globally yearly out of which an estimated 80,000 are Nigerians, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has called on specialists to pay special attention to early diagnosis of cancer, because most oncological diseases are curable, if identified early. According to new figures released by …
Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) 2017, the third report in the EBA series, offers insights into how laws and regulations affect private sector development for agribusinesses, including producer organizations and other agricultural entrepreneurs. Globally comparable data and scored indicators encourage regulations that ensure safety and quality of agricultural inputs, …
Chiefs in Nsanje have reacted angrily to a survey report which says traditional leaders in Nsanje are soliciting sex from flood victim women in exchange for government donated relief food. Link for Citizen Empowerment (The Link), a women's rights body working in Nsanje and several other districts in the country, …
The Centre for the Advancement OF Women in Agriculture in Tanzania (CAWAT) is seeking 150m/- to fund programmes that will empower women adopt agro-business practices. Speaking to reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the organisers, Land O’ Lakes Chief of Party, Dr Rose Kingamkono said they will raise seed capital …
New Delhi: Men migrating to bigger towns in search of employment, to support their families back home in the villages, is not uncommon. Climate change, which has caused a spike in natural disasters, has upped this "push" factor, adding to others like poverty and unemployment. But what about women? Not …
New estimates show that just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits the richest, the rest of society – especially the poorest – suffers. The very design of our economies and the principles of our economics have taken us to this …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Jayshree Mahila Bachat Gat & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/01/2017 regarding the control of projects under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme - ICDS Scheme, which aims to provide quality and nutritious food amongst the …
Due to gender-specific roles and responsibilities, men and women face varying challenges and opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts. It is particularly important to take into account the ways that men and women engage with tree resources in order to develop both equitable and effective interventions and …
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 effectiveness. It identifies UNICEF’s role in supporting efforts to achieve long-term climate and disaster resilience. A contextual analysis …
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 need to place gender justice at the center of all food and nutrition interventions, if food and nutrition security for …
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. As was noted in the opening pages, the AfDB’s initiatives have traditionally concentrated on large-scale, capital-intensive technology projects designed to …
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 research fills a crucial literature gap in the country and supports evidence-based discussion on the future of climate …
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 those who are furthest behind in relation to the new SDGs. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address …
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 climate funding mechanisms to help capture these benefits, but policy makers and other stakeholders need more guidance on designing gender-responsive climate policies and funding …
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 Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The main objectives of the Bulletin are to provide a medium for the …
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 in the government-run integrated counselling and testing centres (ICTC) from April to October this year. Around 1,076 …
