With science ‘held back by a gender gap’, Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls

Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one of the statistics showing how many challenges remain for women and girls in the scientific field, as the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on Tuesday.

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More women and girls needed in the sciences to solve world’s biggest challenges

11 Feb 2019

Many of the world’s biggest problems may be going unsolved because too many women and girls are being discouraged from the sciences.

Decade of climate breakdown saw 14 per cent of coral reefs vanish

05 Oct 2021

Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14 per cent of its coral reefs – that’s more than the size of Australia’s reefs combined – a UN-backed report revealed on Tuesday.

School meals fuel young minds, but most vulnerable still missing out: WFP

21 Mar 2023

Nearly 420 million children across the globe receive school meals – that’s 30 million more than in 2020 - the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report published on Tuesday.