
Why the world needs more female leaders
U.N. Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has called for more women in leadership roles to help the COVID-19 recovery. 119 nations have never had a woman leader.
Emma Batha is a journalist specialising in humanitarian crises and women’s rights. She joined the Thomson Reuters Foundation from the Reuters international editing desk in London.
U.N. Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has called for more women in leadership roles to help the COVID-19 recovery. 119 nations have never had a woman leader.
从新西兰总理Jacinda Ardern,到德国总理Angela Merkel,女性领导人因她们处理新冠疫情危机而受到赞扬,但一项研究显示,超过半数人仍然对女性掌权怀有不信任感。
Only 52% of people across the G7 group of wealthy countries would feel "very comfortable" with a woman as head of their government, according to research company Kantar.
A new survey by think-tank Women's Budget Group has shown the majority of Britons support paying more tax in aid of creating a more equal society.
7 European countries were ranked the least accepting of migrants, while the sharpest downturns in public opinion came in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
John Chiti is using his musical platform to raise awareness of the struggles people with disabilities are facing during COVID-19.
Gillian Triggs, the UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, urged businesses and governments to help refugees with employment during the pandemic.
一家全球慈善机构于5月15日表示,由于新冠病毒大流行,未来两年将有400万女孩面临童婚的风险。活动人士发出警告,这场危机可能会毁掉这几十年来为终止童婚所做的努力。
World Vision, an international children's charity, has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could put 4 million girls at risk of early and enforced marriage.
New free-to-play computer game Can You Save the World? has been developed to help teach children the importance of social distancing.
4月28日,联合国预测,新冠病毒导致的封锁可能会导致家庭暴力事件激增20%,因为受害者被困在家中,与施暴者待在一起。联合国警告说,疫情将对女性造成“灾难性的影响”。
The city's homeless will lead parties of tourists under a scheme which trains them as tour guides.
Scientists have blocked a protein found in female mosquitoes which is critical for their young to hatch.
Pets on a high-meat diet can have a significant environmental impact, so this company has come up with an alternative - insects.
'Teaching' machines to mimic human intelligence could help refugees rebuild their lives and give them crucial digital skills.