UNESCO and Oxfam in Cambodia co-organized the launch on WWDR 2026 to present the key findings and recommendations of the World Water Development Report 2026 and promote dialogue on water challenges ...

Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Empowering women and girls is crucial for accelerating sustainable ...

Bangkok has become the first city and first public-sector entity in the Asia-Pacific region to receive the “Gold” level ...

Fitness amongst young adults varies widely from one country to another, and is strongly associated with both socioeconomic development and gender equality, a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...

Research provides evidence that cisgender children (children who identify as a boy or a girl according to their assigned sex at birth) show clear patterns of gender development. By age three, they ...

The benefits of empowering women extend far beyond the immediate recipients of gender-related aid, fostering economic growth, political stability, and social cohesion. Recognizing these benefits, ...

Women march with banners to protest the recent public execution of a young woman, in Kabul July 11, 2012 (Omar Sobhani/Courtesy Reuters). This is a guest post by Ashley Harden, research associate in ...

Despite making up nearly half of the country’s population, most women in Nigeria are still excluded from political decision-making, economic opportunities and social privileges. TOBA AGBOOLA reports.

In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make ...