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Women’s rights
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi

How illiteracy perpetuates oppression of Pakistani women

Half of Pakistan’s women cannot read or write in any language

Blog
Monika Hellstern

Gender implications of Covid-19

Covid-19 hits women harder, warns OECD

Marginalisation
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Living on the land – but not owning it

Zimbabwe’s women face resistance to exercising their rights to own land

Peacebuilding
Anggia Anggraini Burchill

Tribal conflicts threaten women

Women in Papua New Guinea are hard-hit by tribal wars

Education
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Charcoal paying for education

A poor female charcoal-vendor in Uganda managed to send her children to university

Media
Lindsey Kukunda

Discussing how to put women down best

Some Ugandan officials excuse men who practice domestic violence

Gender
Ibrahim Orèd'Ola Falola

Empowering women for economic growth

Women in Togo fight for equal economic opportunities

Empowerment
Theresa Krinninger

Assertive girls

Boxing empowers women and promotes social change

Women’s empowerment
Khadija Farhana

Money for women’s businesses

Special grants help poor women in Bangladesh’s urban areas

Politics
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

“Say no to salt”

In Uganda, women pave their way into politics

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Whose development?
Inequality is getting worse according to UNDP

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Consequences of cyclone Freddy
Jobless due to epilepsy
Why ODA is better than its reputation in donor countries
Hard working female head porters in Ghana

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

The difficulty of quantifying diversity in the US
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

The difficulty of quantifying diversity in the US
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Ethnicity is a fundamental part of African societies
When a relatively strong African country is struggling on all fronts
Tackling cross-border crime