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China Outpaces India For Women In The Workforce

China Outpaces India For Women In The Workforce

One in six college-educated Indian women works full time for an employer, says Steve Crabtree and Anita Pugliese, based on data from a new Gallup poll.

November 12, 2012
Quality Education Still A Long Way Off In Pakistan

Quality Education Still A Long Way Off In Pakistan

Despite making education a constitutional right in 2010, Pakistan is unlikely to fulfill its Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal education by 2015.

November 12, 2012
The Mystery Of The Missing Women Scientists

The Mystery Of The Missing Women Scientists

There are simply not enough women taking up careers in science, writes Zaria Gorvett, and inequalities in the hiring process, career progression, and salary may be to blame.

November 5, 2012
Angelina Jolie, UNESCO Salute Malala’s Courage

Angelina Jolie, UNESCO Salute Malala’s Courage

UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has praised the bravery of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl injured in an assassination attempt on her way home from school earlier this month.

October 29, 2012
14th Annual L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women Honors Singapore Scientist

14th Annual L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women Honors Singapore Scientist

An outstanding woman scientist from Singapore was announced this week as the recipient of the prestigious 2012 L’Oréal-UNESCO International Fellowship award.

April 5, 2012
One Year After The Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2011)

One Year After The Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2011)

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of Tohoku in Japan. One year later, Japan rebuilds its towns, schools, fisheries, and… hearts.

March 9, 2012
UNESCO’s Kizuna Campaign Sends 30,000 Hopeful Messages To Sendai, Japan

UNESCO’s Kizuna Campaign Sends 30,000 Hopeful Messages To Sendai, Japan

UNESCO’s Kizuna campaign, which led to 30,000 messages of friendship from students around the world being sent to their peers in the devastated areas, reached Nakano School in Sendai, Japan.

February 16, 2012
Asia Pulp & Paper Cleans Up Image With New Water Purification Project

Asia Pulp & Paper Cleans Up Image With New Water Purification Project

After a recent fiasco over the Senepis Tiger Sanctuary in Sumatra, paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper Group has embarked on a new initative to provide clean and safe water to communities in Indonesia.

January 31, 2012
Exercise IOWave 11: More Than 20 Countries Reenact 2004 Sumatran Tsunami

Exercise IOWave 11: More Than 20 Countries Reenact 2004 Sumatran Tsunami

A mock tsunami drill which reenacted the events of December 26, 2004, concluded on Thursday evening. Code named “Exercise IOWave11,” it was the first of its kind.

October 17, 2011
Indian Ocean Nations Simulate 2004 Tsunami, Test Tsunami Warning System

Indian Ocean Nations Simulate 2004 Tsunami, Test Tsunami Warning System

Almost seven years after the devastating tsunami of 2004, more than 20 nations will participate in a full-scale exercise to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System on October 12.

October 10, 2011
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