Africa: Even Rich Nations Now Worried About Investor-State Dispute Settlement Rules

Governments the world over are worried about investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules. These allow foreign investors to sue them for billions over new laws or policies… Read more »

Kenya: Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling

Excluded by inheritance and ignored by big business, women farmers in Kenya are turning to innovative methods to become independent food producers and get the financial backing to… Read more »

Africa: Women and War

In 1968, the tobacco company Philip Morris introduced a new cigarette brand called Virginia Slims. Under the slogan "You've come a long way, baby" it was exclusively marketed to… Read more »

Sudan: Violent Conflict in Sudan Has Impacted On Nearly Every Aspect of Women's Lives

I had the privilege to speak at the UN Security Council open debate last week on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), an important opportunity to reflect on the urgency of this work… Read more »

Africa: African, Asian Parliamentarians Debate How People-Centered Policies Aid Development of Women, Youth

Asian and African parliamentarians have committed to accelerate the implementation of a people-centered development agenda as the African continent continues to face rapid… Read more »

Africa: Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa

Smallholder agricultural enterprises in Africa face a lot of challenges getting loans from financial institutions like banks due to the stringent requirements they can hardly… Read more »

Mauritius: Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People

In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between… Read more »

Africa: A World, Mostly Dominated By Men, in Turmoil

This year - 2023 - started with a commemoration of one year of war in, and on Ukraine, which has dramatically impacted the price of basic needs for the world's populations in every… Read more »

Uganda: When Climate Justice Becomes Climate Justice Denied

In 2012 four minors and their sponsors asked the Ugandan courts to develop a climate change mitigation plan and protect children from the effects of climate change and extreme… Read more »

Africa: Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points, UN University Warns

A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence of behavior and priority change, the world could face catastrophe in areas like… Read more »

Africa: Climate Crisis Turns African Rivers Into Epicentres of Conflict #AfricaClimateCrisis

Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in… Read more »

Africa: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Even As First Aid Convoys Arrive

By Hisham Allam and Naureen Hossain Read more »

Africa: To Attain the SDGs, We Must End Female Genital Mutilation

The tips of our fingers have densely packed nerve endings. That is why a miniscule paper cut activates our pain receptors and causes stubborn pain for a day or two. Now consider… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in Zimbabwe

They do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into… Read more »

Africa: Big Changes Coming to the World Bank - But It's Not Enough

It's official: The World Bank officially has a mission to combat climate change. At least on paper. Read more »

Egypt: Govt Sacrifices Part of Unesco Site for Road Development

The Egyptian government is clearing a vast area in Historic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to make way for new main roads and flyover bridges, which it says will improve… Read more »

East Africa: Women Hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism

Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns meant to protect… Read more »

Africa: Behind Each Climate Disaster Awaits a Tuberculosis Crisis

At the end of September, two weeks after the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), a torrential storm dropped 6" of rain on New York City. The intensity of… Read more »

Africa: Seize Opportunity to End Last Major Mercury Device

As the Minamata Convention on Mercury's fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) approaches, momentum builds to adopt the Africa Region's proposed amendment to phase out dental… Read more »

Africa: Beware Climate Finance Charade

Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Scientist Elected Chair of Inter-Governmental Biodiversity Body

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently elected David Obura as Chair. The coral reef expert will serve a 3-year term… Read more »

Africa: To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & Implementation

Almost one third (32%) of women aged 20 to 24 in Eastern and Southern Africa - around 50 million - were married before 18 years old. To address this pervasive problem, the Southern… Read more »

Africa: Faced With Crushing Debts, World's Poorest Nations to Slash Public Spending By Over 229 Billion Dollars

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are returning to Africa, for the first time in decades, with the "same old failed message". Read more »

Africa: Effective International Aid Depends On the Application of Girl-Centered Design

In a year that is rapidly becoming the costliest on record for climate-related disasters, the International Day of the Girl Child appeals to the global community for greater… Read more »

Africa: Our Teachers, Our Heroes

Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Statement on World Teachers' Day Read more »