Population Growth is Not Good for People or the Planet
According to the United Nations, the world’s population is more than three times larger than it was in the mid-twentieth…
Year: 2024
The Need for More Funding, Especially to Women, Towards Climate Adaptation Goals
A young girl holds a child as she makes her way to a mobile health clinic after their village was…
“No” to Sex Education Fuels Early Pregnancies in Central America
Two pregnant girls walk through the center of the capital of El Salvador, a country with one of the highest…
To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & Implementation
Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a…
The Cries of Gaza Reach Afghanistan
Afghan man walks past building destroyed during the civil war. The war which lasted nearly five years and killed 46,000…
From Dancing ‘For a Living’ to Dancing For ‘Women’s Dignity’
29-year-old Proud Mugunhu, a popular Zimbabwean dancer, has mesmerized crowds and onlookers with his dancing skills at events as he…
North Ignores ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global South
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 14 2024 (IPS) – A gathering ‘perfect storm’ – due to various developments, several quite deliberate –…
Transgender Health Rights Boosted by Hospitals’ ‘Separate Room’ Policy
The community frequently targets transgender people. Now they are able to welcome new measures that mean they will be able…
New Child Marriages, Cohabitation With a Child Law in Sierra Leone Lauded
The newly-signed Sierre Leone law outlawing child marriage also says that those who entered into marriage as children before the…
Power to the Youth
International Youth Day Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine Sherif NEW YORK, Aug 12 2024 – We live…