I had the privilege of being in Belém for both COP30 and The People’s Summit, where so much of the world’s attention and expectation hinged on what would unfold inside…
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Giving to women and girls’ causes is gaining prominence in the philanthropic sector, particularly amongst younger generations, but the pathways for advisers and their clients aren’t always easy to navigate,…
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Click here for more.Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of…
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Click here for more.Women’s health only receives 6 per cent of private healthcare investment despite women representing almost half of the global population, according to a new World Economic Forum report, launched today.…
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Click here for more.This report details the links between ICE activity, the child care workforce, and mothers’ employment. It examines whether the recent escalation in U.S. immigration enforcement—measured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Detroit was the first place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an early version of what would become his “I Have a Dream” speech. He recited it on June 23, 1963,…
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There’s no sugarcoating it: this year was not without a commotion for trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people nationwide, but there remains the opportunity to foster trans joy going forward in…
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Digitizing payments, particularly government-to-person (G2P) payments, has been a key focus of the digital development community. Shifting the payment of social transfers from cash to direct deposit via bank or…
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Click here for more.Going into the fourth year without federal abortion rights protections, groups that helped overturn Roe v. Wade are focused on cutting off access to abortion pills. As multiple lawsuits over the abortion drug…
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The Birmingham City Council has voted unanimously to continue funding multiple Birmingham violence intervention programs. There are four Birmingham violence intervention programs and organizations that are receiving this financial support…
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Click here for more.Among the first actions President Donald Trump took upon assuming office in 2025 was a series of executive orders and memoranda targeting what his administration claimed was the “illegal” practice of…
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At a landfill on Majuli, which is said by many to be the world’s largest riverine island, a cluster of ungainly birds peck at garbage. Here, on the river Brahmaputra in…