Climate change is responsible for way too many things. From biodiversity loss to economic growth slowdowns and violence increase. However, it has never been accused of reducing human fertility, both in women and men. The economists Alan Barreca, Olivier Deschenes and Melanie Guldi carried out a research for the National Bureau of Economic Research, examining 80
The eighteen-year-old activist and Nobel peace prize laureate was interviewed by one of the most popular young actresses and UN global goodwill ambassador for gender equality and women empowerment (UN Women). We’re talking about Malala Yousafzai who, at the premiere of a documentary about her, spoke with Emma Watson. It’s Malala’s last day of school! She says,
Concluso uno degli appuntamenti più importanti di Expo nella Giornata mondiale dell’alimentazione. Mattarella: “Nutrire il pianeta è la sfida epocale che abbiamo di fronte”.
As one of his last acts as Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Johnson signed the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act in May 2015, outlawing female genital cutting (FGC) in the whole country. Nigeria is home to a quarter of the 140 million women and girls who have undergone FGC globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
With the aim of achieving a fully sustainable development that respects the environment, promotes social inclusion and the economic growth, the Third International Conference on Financing for Development has started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in order to invest in people and our planet’s future. The representatives participating to the summit aim to define how to
Haute baso was established in February 2014 when the two young, ambitious and talented Rwandan fashion designers, Candy Basomingera and Linda Mukangoga, merged their respective brands because “two heads are better than one”. Believing in the idea that their passion for fashion can be used as a vehicle for positive change, they work towards advancing
Skateboarding will improve female condition in Afghanistan, thanks to the labour of the non-profit organisation Skateistan, founded in 2007 by the skater Oliver Percovich. It is a project that allows young Afghani girls practicing this sport, having fun, and studying, together with boys. It is a possibility often denied to many children coming from poor families,
