Syria now stands at a crossroads. Will it ensure women’s meaningful participation and follow a path to peace? Or will things ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC)—Laurent Saint-Cyr, an advisor to Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), is urging women to play a more meaningful role in the future socio-economic ...

People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with ...

This includes increasing women’s representation in political and decisionmaking roles, empowering women through economic opportunities, and providing education for both men and women on gender ...

HelpAge International is launching a campaign to honour the 30th anniversary of the historic 1995 Beijing Conference by spotlighting remarkable women who attended and helped shape the global gender ...

Violence is battering Haiti's fragile economy and causing food and water shortages A woman cooks at shelter for families displaced by gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 8, 2024.

This Gender Assessment examines human capital endowments, economic opportunities, and voice and agency along the lines of the 2012 World Development Report (World Bank 2012) and the World Bank Group’s ...

U.S. tries to downplay role in Haiti, but it’s hard to hide the planes The Biden administration said from the outset it would neither lead the effort nor provide troops. But it struggled to find ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Haiti will name entrepreneur and former senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime to replace Prime Minister Garry Conille, who was tapped for the role in May ...

News Unpaid labor and economic struggles: How gender inequity keeps women in a double bind New reports reveal the stark realities of gender roles and economic challenges.

This hotel is far from the only business struggling to survive. Haiti’s entire economy, never exactly robust, was knocked to its knees by the devastating 2010 earthquake.

On a mission to Seville, in Spain, for the 4th United Nations Conference on Financing for Development, Ketleen Florestal, ...