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Stagnating US women’s rights may set global pace

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INTERNATIONAL

The action urges women to strike or avoid making purchases to highlight women’s importance in society. It follows marches in the United States and across the world on January 21…

Latin America's patchy MDGs record could deteriorate

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LATIN AMERICA

Outlook for meeting development targets.

Women’s US political influence will grow

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UNITED STATES

Six women ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumed nominee, has committed to a female running mate for November’s…

Developing Asia's demography may not yield dividend

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ASIA

Demographic changes in South and South-east Asia.

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

Ambitious UN global goals may falter in execution

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INTERNATIONAL

An assessment of the prospects for the SDGs

School closures in West Africa to leave lasting damage

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WEST AFRICA

Between insurgency and civil war, mass displacement and flooding, over 10,000 schools in the Sahel have closed, denying over 13 million children a continuous education. The school…

Dissatisfaction with Burkinabe government could mount

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BURKINA FASO

Rising instability in Burkina Faso

China's three-children policy will see limited success

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CHINA

This year it increased the limit to three. The one-child policy has served more to exacerbate than to alleviate demographic problems, leaving China with an ageing population and…