Impact stories

How can we utilise Ban Ki Moon’s vision to change the realities for those affected by war and disaster?

The UN’s Emergency Relief Chief, briefed UN Member States on the Road to Istanbul, outlining six priority areas for “concrete action” to make the World Humanitarian Summit a success.

This week marks the 15th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. In 2000, the adoption of this resolution represented a landmark victory following years of grassroots mobilisation by women across the globe.

I’ve been privileged to join the final World Humanitarian Summit Regional Consultation in South and Central Asia this week in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and all in all it has been a mixed bag.

Martha Rojas-Urrego, CARE International Head of Global Advocacy, follows the latest negotiations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda in New York. Here she explains CARE’s position on the latest draft of what will be adopted by the global community in…

A woman squats on the cement floor, biting her lip hard. She has travelled for two days, by foot to get here, after being turned away from another health center that had no beds left.

The 59th session of the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW59) that took place in New York from 9 to 21 March aimed at reviewing the progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action 20 years on.

“ With our conduct we can put fear in somebody or we can put love in somebody.” – Teenage boy from Bosnia discussing masculinity and violence.

UN Commission on the Status of Women: Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage - What Works and How to Measure it