How AI helps farmers adapt to climate change: The story of AgriTech Analytics
Stories & Blogs ITCFeb 12, 2025(Story )Smallholder farmers face growing climate challenges, but AgriTech Analytics is using AI-powered data and smart technology to help them build a more sustainable future.
Female genital mutilation is violence against women and girls.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 06, 2025(Statement )UN Women statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
How AI reinforces gender bias—and what we can do about it.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 05, 2025(Interview )Interview with Zinnya del Villar on AI gender bias and creating inclusive technology.
Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenFeb 04, 2025(Press Briefing )Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at UN Women and Director of the Geneva Office spoke at the Palais des Nations on the ongoing crisis in DRC and its impact on women and girls.
Five essential facts to know about femicide
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenNov 25, 2024(Article )Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. 
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenNov 25, 2024(Article )The availability of data on violence against women and girls has improved considerably in recent years and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 161 countries.
Boosting small businesses led by youth in East Africa
Stories & Blogs ITCOct 30, 2024(News )The East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) trained young entrepreneurs how to benefit from export opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Girls’ education for HIV prevention at 1st Pan-African Conference on Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa.
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenJul 08, 2024(Story )Girls’ education as a tool to prevent HIV infection has been centered at the 1st African Union Pan-African Conference on Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa.
Turning cotton to clothes could create 500,000 jobs in West Africa
Stories & Blogs ITCJun 11, 2024(Update )West Africa’s five biggest producers mostly export raw cotton that’s processed elsewhere. A new study shows that by building local industry to turn cotton into cloth and clothing, the countries could create 500,000 jobs.
Cholera resilience: Stories from Eastern and Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 07, 2024(News )From Zambia to Somalia and Sudan, communities are grappling with cholera outbreaks, fighting against the odds to protect their loved ones.