For women who bear the toll of collecting water, in refugee camps this means long queues, dry pumps and cholera risks ...

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We got two very different results. This year’s Black History Month theme in the UK is ‘honouring our communities’. But what does that mean for Black women and girls in terms of their protection and ...

What was missing from the UNGA conversations, Chelsea Clinton on public health and maternal care, and good news from across the world The 81st UN General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, ...

Welcome to the Without Water edition. For me, the issue of water scarcity is personal. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where drought, hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes were treated as foregone ...

Despite experiencing the acute realities of water scarcity, women are still being locked out of decision-making. That needs to change ...

Water scarcity is getting worse. The world has now moved beyond a water crisis and entered a state of “global water bankruptcy”, according to the UN. Worldwide, women and girls are the collectors and ...

Despite experiencing the acute realities of water scarcity, women are still being locked out of decision-making. That needs to change For me, the issue of water scarcity is personal. I grew up in ...

In India's drought-prone Maharashtra state, as young women bear the daily burden of fetching water, they risk dropping out of school and early marriage Sangita Santosh, 14, looks at her reflection in ...

Women carry pots of water collected from Mathimuthur river, which is about 5km from their village, Soludayanpatti, in eastern India, in February 2024. Photograph: Reuters/Matrix Images/Pugazh Murugan ...

From artwork uncovering the plight of water access in Ethiopia, to a film exploring climate change on the marshes of Iraq, these resources helped to inform our latest edition on water scarcity ...