The Swiss government is not doing enough to defend Geneva-based international organisations and NGOs whose operations are ...

New UN websites & publications Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing (UN WOMEN) Women’s and girls’ rights are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of ...

Firsthand accounts of survivors of modern slavery delivered clear calls to action for Asia Pacific leaders at the second annual Thailand Modern ...

Statistics released to mark the International Women’s Day show women still contribute less to exports across all sectors, Closing the gap requires expanding their access to high-value sectors, ...

On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is ...

Vegetable oil prices rose 2% month-on-month and 29.1% year-on-year, largely due to higher prices for palm, soy, and sunflower ...

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...

As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, The Independent crunches the numbers on women’s lives at work and at ...

While platform companies promote flexibility, the reality for many workers is exclusion from labor and social security rights ...

Haldis Holst is Education International’s Deputy General Secretary and leads EI’s equity work. As a teacher, a union leader, ...

Postcolonial Britain has asserted itself in the world through development aid. But it is now cutting aid in favor of defense ...

In the changing world order, Africa must wean itself from the disease of aid dependency,” says Father Stan Chu Ilo a Research ...