Years of extreme droughts in the Amazon rainforest have made river journeys to and from remote communities perilous.

Deus e Pai, Tefe, Brazil Deep in the Amazonas region of Brazil, Mayleane Melo leans on her red sofa to ease the pain of a contraction. Her baby is coming. Next to her is Tabita dos Santos Moraes - one ...

Brazil will be responsible for two panel discussions. The first, on March 13, is entitled Women in the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. The second, on March 18, is Online Misogyny ...

The 35 countries reporting a backlash on gender equality came from across the globe and include Spain, Germany, Canada, ...

Sexual harassment, low wages and the ‘motherhood penalty’ are just some of the obstacles millions of women face at work in 2025.

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

As Donald Trump pushes the mass deportation of immigrants, Yang believes she is one of the first Hmong Americans to be ...

TheUnited Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW69)hosted a parallel event on March 13, 2025, showcasing the remarkable journey of theWorking Women's Forum(WWF) and theIndian Cooperative ...

Yet, in many countries, women (especially poor women) have less say than men when it comes ... Evidence from countries as varied as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and the United Kingdom shows ...

A Hmong American woman who has lived in the Milwaukee area ... case and get the conviction thrown out on the grounds she had poor legal representation the first time. If it were thrown out ...

Amie Shei is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year ... She completed field work for her Harvard-based Ph.D. in Brazil, working with the poverty-stricken favela residents in the city of Salvador.

MANAUS, Brazil, Mar 5 2025 (IPS) - Electricity is essential for the ... a government initiative that installs cables and poles to bring electricity to poor and isolated communities across the country.