Half of Women’s Organizations in Crisis Zones Risk Closure Within Six Months 13 May 2025 - Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report published on Tuesday, UN Women – the UN agency for gender equality – warned that 47 per cent of these groups may be forced to close . Learn More
Mothers, Daughters, Wives – Call for Peace – Song & Photos
Men make war. Women want peace. Over the years. Then and now! Written & Performed by Judy Small Mothers, Daughters, Wives Song & Photos - Call for Peace WUNRN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CZ-UpLCG78 . Learn More
South Korea-Women Divers Evolved Traits to Survive in Frigid Water
South Korea-Women Divers Evolved Traits to Survive in Frigid Water From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may be genetically adapting to environmental extremes. By Olivia Ferrari May 2, 2025 - A group of women around 70 years old laugh and sing on a beach in . Learn More
Africa – Over 50 Million in West & Central Africa at Risk of Catastrophic Hunger
Africa - Over 50 Million in West & Central Africa at Risk of Hun 9 May 2025 - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. More than 36 million are . Learn More
Afghanistan – Under Taliban Rule, Afghan Girls Turn to Drugs Amid Rising Depression
Afghanistan - Under Taliban Rule, Afghan Girls Turn to Drugs Amid Rising Depression ByBehnia The investigative report by the Hasht-e Subh Daily, based on findings from seven provinces across the country, reveals that following the Taliban’s imposition of restrictions on women’s education, academic pursuits, and employment, many women and . Learn More
Russia – Demographic Problems Set Stage for Future Russia Political Challenges
Russia’s Demographic Problems Set Stage for Future Political Challenges Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 Issue: April 29, 2025 By: Paul Goble Executive Summary: Russia’s demographic decline is accelerating, with the population giving birth to fewer babies during the first quarter of 2025 than at any time in the last two centuries. . Learn More
Lives of Pregnant Women & Newborns at Risk as Funding Cuts Impact Midwifery Support
Lives of Pregnant Women & Newborns at Risk as Funding Cuts Impact Midwifery Support May 6, 2025 - Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services – from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence. But despite their . Learn More
North Korea – The Few Freedoms North Koreans Enjoyed Vanished Since the Pandemic
How the Few Freedoms North Koreans Enjoyed Have Vanished Since the Pandemic The city of Hyesan, just over the river from China, once offered a glimpse of a more open North Korea. Now it exemplifies Kim Jong Un’s mounting authoritarianism. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee April 7,2025 - SEOUL — The border city of Hyesan once offered a glimpse of a more . Learn More
Economic & Social Consequences Of The Women’s Health Gap
The Economic & Social Consequences Of The Women's Health Gap By Scott Braunstein - Forbes Councils Member for Forbes Business Council April 24, 2025 - Women’s health has long been underfunded and under-researched. The disparity isn’t just a healthcare issue: It’s an economic and social crisis. In 1977, the FDA recommended excluding . Learn More
UN Warns – $4 Trillion Shortfall Threatening Global Development Goals – SDG’s
UN Warns - $4 Trillion Shortfall Threatening Global Development Goals None of the targets under SDG 6 on water and sanitation are on track to be met. Globally, over two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than three billion lack access to safe sanitation. By Vibhu Mishra 28 April 2025 - Facing a staggering $4 . Learn More
Invitation – The FGM Landscape: Thought, Praxis, and the Role of Education
Invitation - The FGM Landscape: Thought, Praxis, and the Role of Education Announcing a One-Day Colloquium (10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, 12 May 2025 on The FGM Landscape: Thought, Praxis, and the Role of Education The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme envisions abolishing FGM by 2030. Educational efforts to . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Punish Women by Flogging & Stoning
Sticks and Stones: The Taliban’s War Against Women The world has bookmarked the Taliban as a problematic but mostly benign thorn in the side of global society. For women in Afghanistan, however, the threat is all-encompassing By Tugela Pepin In March of this year, the Taliban published an audio recording of one of its leaders, Haibatullah . Learn More
US Aid Freeze: Counting the Global Cost of Chaos
US Aid Freeze: Counting the Global Cost of Chaos As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find out. GOLINI, KENYA – Saumu Mwavugadi gazed from her veranda past mud-walled chicken coops . Learn More
State of Civil Society 2025 CIVICUS Report – Gender Rights: Backlash, Resistance & Persistence
State of Civil Society 2025 CIVICUS Report - Gender Rights: Backlash, Resistance & Persistence Page 42 of Report: WUNRN CIVICUS - state-of-civil-society-report-2025_en.pdf . Learn More
Cities for All Ages – Inclusion – OECD
Cities for All Ages Abstract 14 April 2025 - The share of older people in OECD cities is rising fast, and many large cities continue to grow and attract young people. Without age-inclusive policies, cities risk significant social and economic consequences, ranging from poorer health outcomes and higher isolation to workforce loss, increased . Learn More
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