This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was observed on 13 October 2022, focused on the objective to “Substantially increase the availability of and access to multi-hazard ...

Gender roles are stereotypes regarding attitudes, attributes, and actions imposed on men and women based on gender. These kinds of preconceptions are usually harmful to society — yet, understanding ...

Gender equality is central to the World Bank Group’s goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. No society can develop sustainably without transforming the ...

Water carries political, cultural, religious, social, economic and environmental significance in our lives. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation has far-reaching consequences for achieving ...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are "the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." The SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the ...

Lack of access to sanitation and hygiene facilities and safe drinking water disproportionately impacts women. The United Nations highlights three main challenges that women face in this space. Second, ...

From the moment they’re born (and even before), children have gender expectations forced upon them from every direction. While a sense of gender identity is a healthy part of development, feeling ...