UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality UN News – Global perspective Human stories

UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to advance gender equality in football, and help end abuse and discrimination on and off the pitch.UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New

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Through Voix EssentiELLES, Farida Fights for the Rights of Women and Girls in Burkina Faso

When Farida Tiemtoré was a 23-year-old student she had big dreams. “I said to myself, ‘Why not create something on the internet to enable people to get the right information?’ Straightaway, the blog let me connect with girls and with female role models. I wanted these role models to share their experience to support other

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Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end UN News – Global perspective Human stories

Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of the Earth’s resources, yet they are systematically discriminated against and excluded, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday. Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of the Earth’s resources, yet they are systematically

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MoonLake Immunotherapeutics explores sale Health Archives | Reuters News Agency

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX.O), a developer of an antibody-derived treatment for inflammatory skin conditions, is working with an investment bank and having early-stage conversations with drugmakers interested in a potential acquisition. The post MoonLake Immunotherapeutics explores sale appeared first on Reuters News Agency. MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX.O), a developer of an antibody-derived treatment for inflammatory skin conditions,

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In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education UN News – Global perspective Human stories

More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to ensure they can get an education, Nobel laureate and UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, her 26th birthday. More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to

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AXA weighs offloading $2 billion reinsurance arm to cut disaster risk Environment Archives | Reuters News Agency

Reuters exclusively reported that one of the world’s top insurers is considering a private sale or stock market listing of its property reinsurance business in a bid to cut its exposure to natural disasters like hurricanes. The post AXA weighs offloading $2 billion reinsurance arm to cut disaster risk appeared first on Reuters News Agency.

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Drogba warns about African footballers’ dreams that turn into nightmares

Ivorian football star, Didier Drogba, has warned young, aspiring African footballers about the dangers of exploitation and human trafficking – part of a campaign run by the ILO, the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations (FIFPRO) and the Didier Drogba Foundation. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks facing young footballers hoping to

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Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion UN News – Global perspective Human stories

The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv had just survived another missile attack in the spring of 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion, when historian, architect, and documentary filmmaker Maxim Rosenfeld stood in the penthouse of a ruined office building, presenting his concept for a new urban landscape after a UN-supported team of international and local architects adopted

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