5 September 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of financing and other support mechanisms to implement the global goals for sustainable development and ...

However, many women remain unaware of emergency contraception, and in many countries in Asia and the Pacific region access to it is still limited and it largely remains a neglected contraception ...

Gender-based violence is among the most prevalent human rights violations globally. Urgency is palpable as governments worldwide have less than 7 years to end all forms of gender-based violence and ...

While we have made significant progress since the late 1990s in our fight to end AIDS, but it still remains a major global public health issue. Even today, globally more than 12 million people living ...

"Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you but to help you release the hidden potential and power". This quote by the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a scientist and the 11th President of India, ...

'The Fall Of The Assad Regime: The Rebels’ Prospect For Success Or Failure' The fall of the Assad regime is a historic watershed event that will have significant regional and international ...

The Peninsula Offers Romance, Charm, and a Little French. Cape May has long been a place where elegance and the ocean meet; here, love seems to linger in the salty air and sunsets envelop the ...

The film industry has long been a challenging space for women, but trailblazers like Mrs. Sharmila Pandey are redefining the narrative. A visionary producer from Nepal, Sharmila has shattered barriers ...

The fresh breeze coming out of my house gives me no reassurance. Life is bewildering and has its toxic properties. I can't believe my friend was shot in the first place. I feel strange and lonely in ...

Before G20 leaders and experts meet next week for the second health working group meeting under Indonesian G20 presidency, local leaders from several cities across the Asia Pacific region have ...

New guidelines were launched in India's capital Delhi to help healthcare personnel rightly diagnose and treat people in a timely manner. Failure to do so is fuelling antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The number of people affected and displaced by conflicts and natural disasters has almost doubled over the past decade and continues to rise. Climate crisis is a major driver and amplifier of disaster ...