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How should we measure 'women's economic empowerment'?

While experts largely agree on the definition of economic empowerment — a woman’s ability to make decisions about her own financial well-being — there is growing contention about the way we measure it...

Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks

'There's not a will to see the risk': while hurricanes and floods grab headlines, heatwaves associated with climate change are claiming lives around the world.

IOM: Refugees dying at quicker rate in Mediterranean

Likelihood of drowning has increased on 'most dangerous' route this past year, exacerbated by worsening rights conditions in Libya.

Photos: the aftermath of the Mexico City earthquake

Here are some of the images coming out of Mexico of the people and places affected by the quake.

Group calls for climate stories to tell world

A Pacific climate group has launched a website and declaration calling for stories and signatures to be presented at this year's global negotiations in Germany in November.

How to engage with the private sector: A beginner's guide

In 2017 it’s only practical for small and medium-sized NGOs to look to the private sector as a partner. With uncertainty prevailing around traditional sources of funding, stories of successful public-...

The 'S word:' Is it time for the sanitation sector to reconsider subsidies?

After nearly three decades of broad agreement that hardware subsidies alone do not work in the rural sanitation sector, the practice of using financial incentives to encourage people to build latrines...

In first visit, Trump urges reform so U.N. can meet full potential

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the United Nations for bloated bureaucracy and mismanagement on his first visit on Monday to U.N. headquarters.