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Report: Women in Africa face profound gender inequalities and those inequalities do great economic harm to individuals and nations

The UN Development Program’s flagship report on development in Africa–the Africa Human Development 2016 report — was released this week. It focuses on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The report describes a continent limited in its potential by serious problems; it finds...

Guatemala Has a Big Public Reckoning Coming

They are walking through deep mud, heads stooped in concentration. On their backs rest large wooden boxes, strapped to their bodies with rope. At first glance, the people look like tired travelers, heading home with quotidian belongings. One person, one...

Is Jamaica about to become a more friendly place for gays and lesbians?

Is Jamaica about to become a more friendly place for gays and lesbians? In an attempt to establish a more human rights centered presence in Jamaican government, a new Human Rights Institute is being built with the support of the...

The Devastating Economic Impact of Ebola

Liberia experienced impressive growth before this outbreak.

How to Promote Reconciliation and Recovery in South Sudan

A guest post from a top UN official in the country.

Crowd Sourcing the Next International Development Agenda

The UN is using innovative techniques to gather input for the pist 2015 development agenda.

Graph of the Day: 2013 Human Development Report

It may not seem so at times, but we are living in a transformational era in which entire continents are being lifted out of poverty.

One Day Of The United Nations Development Programme

What to know how much the United Nations Development Programme does in a single day? Check out this video.

The Renewable Future

Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Program Helen Clark, the Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization Kandeh Yumkella jointly author an op-ed marking the release of the newest IPCC report.

Report: Women in Africa face profound gender inequalities and those inequalities do great economic harm to individuals and nations

Guatemala Has a Big Public Reckoning Coming

Is Jamaica about to become a more friendly place for gays and lesbians?

The Devastating Economic Impact of Ebola

How to Promote Reconciliation and Recovery in South Sudan

Crowd Sourcing the Next International Development Agenda

Graph of the Day: 2013 Human Development Report

One Day Of The United Nations Development Programme

The Renewable Future

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations