Priorities

Gender Inequality Is Costing The World $28 Trillion

A new report quantifies what enlightened employers have long known: gender parity in the workforce has enormous value. A new study from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzed ...

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Charlize Theron Speaks At United Nations Discussion On AIDS

Speaking at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the leaders of Kenya and Malawi co-hosted this week with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) a high-level panel di...

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Why Dengue Is Not The Devil

The high number of dengue cases in many states around the country has grabbed headlines as the national tally of cases this year is nearly twice the number recorded during the...

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Researchers Withdraw Seeds From 'Doomsday' Vault To Address Food Crisis In Syria

Researchers at the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) hope that the seeds withdrawn from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will help improve cro...

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How Thought Leaders Are Working To Achieve ‘Global Goals’

This Friday, 193 world leaders will commit to a set of Global Goals designed to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change in the next 15 year...

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New Study Shows Gender Inequality In Photojournalism Is Real

While the news photography industry has spent the last decade bemoaning the diminishing numbers of photography positions in large news organizations, a small group of research...

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Health And The UN

September 8 marked 15 years to the day since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs). Soon the world will adopt a new regime in global milestones, t...

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Climate Change Consensus Extends Beyond Climate Scientists

A Purdue University-led survey of nearly 700 scientists from nonclimate disciplines shows that more than 90% believe that average global temperatures are higher than pre-1800s...

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Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclusive...

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Why Valuing Caregiving Is Key To Closing The Gender Gap.

In the United States, the revolution for equality between men and women is stuck halfway. Over the past 50 years, women’s roles have changed dramatically, with almost 60...

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STUDENT CITY PART 4

Written by Prof Dr Piyush Roy, Student City Part 4 revisits the emotional rivalries, cam...

May 14 2026

TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental st...

May 13 2026

THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026