Less than 1% of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and high gender parity
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (News )The report sees UN Women and UNDP join forces to propose the Women's Empowerment Index (WEI) and the Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI) as the twin indices for measuring gender parity and women’s empowerment.
Case study: Advancing sustainable development as humanity’s ultimate prevention tool in DRC
Stories & Blogs UNSDG (Story )Given the presence of multiple competing needs, the Resident Coordinator (RC) performs a ‘triple- hatted’ role
Comment: ‘Attacks on aid workers in Sudan must stop’ Parties to a conflict that's killed more than 1,100 civilians and 19 aid workers – including three World Food Programme staff – must honour agreements to protect humanitarian personnel and resources
Stories & Blogs WFP (Story )Despite the very real risk to their lives, humanitarians on the ground in Sudan continue to overcome immense challenges to support those suffering the most in this conflict
WFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up
Stories & Blogs WFP (Briefing note )The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the DRC have devastated food production and distribution systems.