UN Forum opens with call for decisive action in cities to deliver on SDG targets By PRESS RELEASEPENANG, Malaysia, Oct 15 2019 (IPS-Partners) (ESCAP news) — The Seventh Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-7) opened today with a strong call for cities to take the lead and embrace a “can do” spirit […]

Issue Post October 15, 2019 Global Report on Food Crises mid-year update tracks world’s food insecurity hotspots Sara Gustafson The latest on evolving situations in Yemen, northern Nigeria, South Sudan, and elsewhere.

A few areas of the draft proposal for a World Bank Sustainable Development Finance Policy need reconsidering to make its incentives work.

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Syrian Arab Republic The immediate area around where hostilities are taking place may result in the displacement of 300,000 people who are living in main cities in two governorates, Hassakeh and Raqqa. Geneva (ICRC) – An update from the International Committee of […]

Issue Post October 14, 2019 International Day of Rural Women 2019: Measuring what matters for gender equality Emily Myers Janet Hodur How the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is helping researchers, project implementers, and donor organizations assess gender equity in the field.