Jun 21, 2016 | Advocacy Networks, Health & Human Security
The 2011 revolution that began in Tunisia reverberates with decades of abuses and repression that women had suffered under the 30 year presidency of Habib Bourguiba and that continued and were amplified under the presidency of Ben Ali before he was overthrown in the...
Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
For the first time Saudi women have the right to vote in their country’s elections. The recent elections were historic not only for the suffrage of the women voters, but because women were also running for positions in the government. 978 women registered as...
Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, News
The Fight Against Gender Violence has a Color Orange is the new hot shade when it comes to fighting violence against women and girls. Demonstrations and activities using the bright signature color have been going on around the world for several months, with the...
Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Human Rights, Peace & Conflict
Using data from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), a Finnish data visualization site, Lucify, created a stunning interactive graphic that shows the magnitude of the refugee crisis. “We aimed to convey the magnitude of the crisis in a way that is intuitive, memorable and...
Sep 20, 2015 | Cities, Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing, Human Rights, Peace & Conflict, Poverty Alleviation
Richard Curtis, the film-maker known for hits like Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary, as well as for his work with Comic Relief, is the founder of Project Everyone, a collaboration with the UN to give prominence to the Sustainable Development Goals. The...