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Education Cannot Wait’s funding has helped provide education to 140,000 pre-primary, primary and secondary refugee school children — 38 percent of whom are girls — in the Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz regions. South Sudanese girls in grade two learning at Tierkidi School No. 3, Refugee Camp, Itang Woreda, Gambella Region. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2018/Mersha By Ed

Credit: UN Women/Olivia Owen By Eugenia Shevchenko, Lotte-Marie Brouwer and Minji Kwag*BANGKOK, Thailand, May 3 2021 (IPS) The lockdowns and illnesses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically increased the need to care for children, the elderly and the sick. And in societies where gender inequality and biased norms persist, most of this burden

Women journalists in Kabul June 2019. Credit: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)/Fardin Waezi By Thalif Deen*UNITED NATIONS, May 2 2021 (IPS) In the contemporary world of journalism, female reporters face a double jeopardy: they are increasingly targeted both as journalists and as women– particularly in repressive regimes and misogynistic societies. As the United Nations

Almost thirty countries are facing an imminent food crisis caused by COVID-19. Photo: Stefanie Glinski /FAO By Mario LubetkinROME, May 1 2021 (IPS) More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its fragility. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in

Journalists in the line of duty. Credit: Left – UNESCO/©Thomas Hawk; Right – UN Photo/Evan Schneider By Jonathan RozenNEW YORK, Apr 28 2021 (IPS) Spyware’s repeated use to target journalists and those close to them poses an existential threat to the privacy required for press freedom to flourish. Without the ability to privately communicate with