News

List view Grid view
  • News

Help for Humanitarian Workers: An Easy-to-Use Manual for Addressing Young People's Needs

NEW YORK – Children and adolescents represent a quarter to half of all the refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. Many show up at camps without a parent or guardian – or their parents are distracted and…

Read story
  • News

Marine Conservation in the Philippines: Women Play a Key Role

UBAY, Philippines — How can poor communities adapt to rising sea levels and more-intense storms as the planet heats up? A successful grassroots drive to restore and protect marine habitats here may offer some lessons.

Read story
  • News

Shelter from the Storm: Escaping from Gender Violence in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The safe house for victims of gender-based violence hides behind tall, grey walls in a nondescript neighbourhood of the capital.

Read story
  • News

New Study Finds that Dramatic Reductions in Maternal and Newborn Deaths Are Within Reach

NEW YORK – Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 per cent  and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care, shows a new report…

Read story
  • News

New Report Shows Substantial Progress in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

NEW YORK– National efforts to combat AIDS, particularly by preventing mother-to-child transmission, are showing positive results, but many HIV and AIDS affected children still struggle to have their basic needs met,…

Read story
  • News

New HIV Infections Down by 17 Per Cent Since 2001

GENEVA / SHANGHAI — According to new data in the 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, new HIV infections have been reduced by 17 per cent over the past eight years.

Read story
  • News

New Studies Show How Partnering With Men Can Stop Violence Against Women

UNITED NATIONS — It should have been one of the happiest nights of their lives. A young soldier and his new wife were alone for the first time on their wedding night. Much to the husband’s surprise, there was no blood…

Read story
  • News

Influential Men: Accentuating the Positive Roles that Men Can Play

NEW YORK – Men hold the key to ending violence against women and reducing gender inequalities. A new photography exhibit, entitled ‘Influential Men’, highlights their power through striking images of positive male role…

Read story
  • News

Looking at Climate Change through the Eyes of the Young: Youth Report Tells Their Stories

NEW YORK — Many young people are already living in cultures that are changing rapidly in response to a degraded environment.

Read story

We use cookies and other identifiers to help improve your online experience. By using our website you agree to this, see our cookie policy

X