UNICEF Chief Henrietta Fore, An AppreciationUNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore announced her plan to step down from a post in which she has served since...
What To Expect From the UN’s Generation Equality Forum On Gender EqualityOn Wednesday, tens of thousands of people from around the world will gather in Paris and online for UN Women’s...
In Sri Lanka, The COVID Response is Exacerbating Religious and Ethnic TensionsIn May 2009, the long running civil war in Sri Lanka ended with the defeat of ethnic Tamil insurgents by...
What To Expect from the World Health AssemblyMonday marks the beginning of the 74th World Health Assembly, where delegations from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 194 member...
Inside a New Plan To Create a Global Value Chain For WomenClothing brands and the women who make the clothes are coming together in a new effort to build long-term resilience...
It’s World Immunization Week — Amid a Massively Unequal COVID-19 Global Vaccine RolloutIt’s been four months since the first country began vaccinating against COVID-19. Since then, more than a billion doses have...
Why This is A Very Big Week for Climate DiplomacyEarth Day Week 2021 is a significant moment for climate diplomacy. Two key events: the release of the United States’...
Could COVID-19 Undo a Decade of Progress on Global Development?The UN says a decade of development progress could be undone by COVID-19. According to the new Financing for Sustainable...
A New UN Report Shows What Countries Are Most Affected by the Global Water CrisisOne in five children around the world right now do not have enough water for their everyday needs, according to...
