Which countries have the most gender-equal parliaments?
Women make up half of parliament in six countries, but hold fewer than 10% of seats in over 20 countries. Rwanda has the top share of women in parliament.
Women make up half of parliament in six countries, but hold fewer than 10% of seats in over 20 countries. Rwanda has the top share of women in parliament.
With plastic trash building up from the pandemic, entrepreneurs are recycling used PPE to create everything from bricks to reusable medical gowns.
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Innovative solutions, including drones, have been developed across Africa and Asia to deal with the increasing demand for health services due to COVID-19.
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The World Health Organisation believes it would cost $1.4 billion a year to treat all the medical needs that result from FGM.
New UN data suggests female genital mutilation (FGM) will take centuries to eradicate - and countries will fail to meet promises to end it by 2030.
From drones delivering vaccines to early warning systems, tech is transforming the way humanitarian groups and aid agencies are able to help in disasters.
'It's an age-old issue that's going to take us more than a few years to attack, but I do think we are in a moment where there is an awareness of the problem'
Aid agency Concern Worldwide has said that progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target was "under threat or is being reversed".
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There were 1,925 rape convictions between 2018-19, a 27% drop from the previous year, resulting in the concern that the justice system is failing rape victims.
One in two British women has experienced sexual harassment in the workplace but four fifths did not report it says research