Most cities are built and governed by men. Experts are taking into account the needs of women as they reshape our urban spaces. Women collect water near Bhopal, India, 2 May 2020. (EPA-EFE/SANJEEV GUPTA) More than 83% of Egyptian women have been sexually harassed...
Worried that COVID-19 could hurt the fight against malaria, aid groups have redoubled efforts to save lives in Africa. The worst may have been avoided. Mobile clinic in Central African Republic treating people against malaria (Ton Koene/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)...
The world was making progress in curbing female genital mutilation, a rite of passage to womanhood in many countries. COVID-19 is setting back those efforts. A six-year-old girl screams in pain while being cut in Somalia, 17 June 1996 (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju) Rhobi...
We’ve long known that a mother’s love can mould a child’s behaviour. Holding the baby can improve its health for life, research now shows. A new-born baby and his mother (Wikimedia Commons/Anishadhariwal ds) They say that a mother’s hug lasts long...
Because the COVID-19 pandemic can be traumatic, young people need to set self-care plans to manage stress and keep their immune systems strong. Two young people practice yoga in front of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, 5 April 2020. (J’rg...
Governments have spent huge sums to support societies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people are worried they will end up paying the economic price. A man walks past a boarded-up store with coronavirus-inspired graffiti, New York, 7 May 2020. (AP Photo/Mary...
Youth make up a growing share of those with HIV and are less likely to medicate properly. New approaches are needed to protect youth. A youth is tested for HIV, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1 December 2015. (EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA) Young people, who represent a growing share of...
Social distancing is the world’s way of fighting COVID-19. But in Africa, sprawling slums and teeming refugee camps pose a unique challenge. Foreign refugees on a sidewalk on the first day of a 21-day lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March...
COVID-19 is forcing a global workplace experiment in telecommuting that could have lasting benefits for employers, employees and the environment. A digital marketing manager works from home in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 14 March 2020. (EPA-EFE/Mahmoud KHALED). The...
The World Heath Organization has declared the new coronavirus a global public health emergency. What does that mean? And what are the dangers? A man stands along a river in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, 20 January 2020 (AP Photo/Arek Rataj,...