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Siblings Fabian Ramirez, Luna Castro and Jennyfer Ramirez lost their mother to femicide in 2022

Society Colombia

1. July 2025

Child Survivors of Femicides Are No Longer “Invisible Victims”

Colombia passed a new law for the state to offer support to the child survivors of femicide, which includes compensation and funds for mental health services to children struggling with the aftermath of gender-based violence.

Technology

Technology India

19. May 2025

Empowering Women and Boosting Crops, One Drone at a Time

In 2023, the Indian government launched a program to help rural women boost their incomes and the country's agricultural productivity by using drones to fertilize crops, and the results are promising.

Health

Health South-East Asia

14. May 2025

“Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”: It’s Not Just a Slogan!

As the World Health Organization celebrates its 77th anniversary, let it be said that the South-East Asia Region has made considerable gains in improving health for children and mothers alike.

Health

detail on a wall at the FRESH programme, where the trial was conducted

Health South Africa

5. May 2025

Fighting HIV: a Promising Sucess Story

As part of a groundbreaking HIV cure trial conducted in Durban, South Africa, 20% of participants remain off antiretroviral therapy while being virally suppressed after a year and a half, and these promising results could make a difference in the fight against the disease.

Society

Illustration of an ancient woman warrior

Society Hungary

11. April 2025

Game Changing Discovery of Ancient Women Warriors

The latest scientific reevaluation of human remains found in Sárrétudvari, Hungary, has revealed that the skeleton belongs to a woman, a discovery that puts a fresh perspective on women as ancient warriors.

Health

Chief Ebrima, his three wives, and children during the house-to-house recall of Paracetamol syrup and other drugs amidst the acute kidney injury (AKI) outbreak response, fostering community awareness and safety.

Health The World

30. March 2025

Donors Join Hands to Better Healthcare Everywhere

Generous donors are ensuring that the World Health Organization has the necessary tools to help improve healthcare facilities around the world.

Society

Sushila Gautam, 77 laughs as she becomes nervous before writing her name on the board during a writing practice in a class at the Ujyalo Community learning center in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 3, 2025.

Society Nepal

1. March 2025

Older Women Who Weren’t Sent to School Get a New Chance to Learn

Older women in Nepal are finally getting the chance to learn how to read and write.

Society

Society India

16. February 2025

Clean Toilets For Everyone (and We Mean Everyone)

Courts and tribunals across India will soon have sanitized toilets for males, females, specially-abled, and transgender people as proper sanitation is a fundamental right under the country’s Constitution.

Society

Society India

11. February 2025

A Strong Dedication to Curb Child Marriage

Progress is being made to reduce the prevalence of child marriage in India.

Society

Indonesian school children eat a free meal

Society Indonesia

23. January 2025

Free Meals for School Kids, <em>and</em> for Mamas-to-Be

Indonesia is deploying its ambitious program providing free meals to schoolchildren and pregnant women, a plan which will feed a quarter of the population once in full swing in 2029.