Girls & Women
Girls and women are essential to building healthier, better-educated and sustainable communities. Women and girls are too often afflicted with some of the harshest aspects of poverty. Instead of victims, women and girls can be powerful community leaders.
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Girls & Women
Slovakia Welcomes Its First Female President — And She’s an Environmental Activist
Zuzana Čaputová has been called the "Erin Brockovich of Slovakia." Read More
Girls & Women
John Legend Wants to See More Changing Tables in Men's Bathrooms
The celebrity shares the reality of being a dad on diaper duty in a new Pampers ad. Read More
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New Study Showing Scale of FGM in Saudi Arabia Surprises Rights Activists
“We knew women and girls were being cut in Saudi Arabia but not to such a large extent.” Read More
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Girls & WomenPhilippines Sexual Harassment Law Lacks Impact Due to President's Conduct, Critics Say
Due to Duterte's past behavior, critics believe civilians will not take the new law seriously. Read more
Girls & WomenTeenager Punched Unconscious in Manchester After Telling a Man She Wasn't Interested
“Girls feel like they can’t say ‘no.’” Read more
Girls & WomenPolice Defend the Low Rate of Forced Marriage Prosecutions in the UK
Just two people have been convicted since Britain banned forced marriage in 2014. Read more
Girls & WomenLashana Lynch Will Make History as First Black Woman to Play '007'
It would make Lashana Lynch the first woman and the first person of colour to play the iconic role. Read more
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Girls & Women
Girls and women are essential to building healthier, better-educated and sustainable communities. Women and girls are too often afflicted with ... Read more
Health
Healthy people are able to live fuller, happier lives. They are able to pull themselves out of extreme poverty. For ... Read more
Education
The world has cut the number of children without an education in half. This progress must extend to the over ... Read more
Finance & Innovation
Ending extreme poverty needs innovative ideas, good governance and sustainable financing. Funding global development needs inspiration from every part of ... Read more
Food & Hunger
Well-fed people create stable communities, perform better in school and take advantage of the opportunities to end extreme poverty. The ... Read more
Water & Sanitation
Clean water, a place to “poo” and waste systems are not too much to ask. Over a billion people suffer ... Read more
Environment
A healthy planet takes care of its people. Healthy people take care of the planet. Protecting the earth promotes the ... Read more
Citizenship
The world needs active global citizens who are engaged in the world, knowledgeable about its diversity and passionate about change. ... Read more