Publications

Gender

Despite progress in gender equality and women's empowerment, none of the gender equality targets are on track, according to this report. Without urgent action, gender parity in parliaments may not be achieved until 2063,…

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Youth

This report examines the impacts of labour migration on children in Southeast Asia in the context of climate change – whether they stay behind or migrate themselves.

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Climate change

Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, this report says.

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SDGs

With just six years remaining, current progress falls far short of what is required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without massive investment and scaled up action, the achievement will remain elusive,…

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Forestry

Innovations in forestry are essential for sustainability. This report details the increasing intensity of wildfires, the threat of invasive species and the crucial role of forest-sector innovation in overcoming these…

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Food security

The world is falling significantly short of achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, Zero Hunger, by 2030, this report warns. It shows that the world has been set back 15 years, with levels of undernourishment…

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Employment

Unlocking Africa's economic potential is vital as its young, skilled workforce grows. This report highlights that by 2050, 85 per cent of the global working-age population increase will take place in Africa. Despite…

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Food security

This edition of the Right to Food and Nutrition WATCH focuses on the causes, impacts and responses to the food, climate and ecological crises during 2023.

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Agriculture

This report analyses trends in the drivers of agricultural commodity supply and demand, projects the shifts in production and consumption locations, and assesses the resulting changes in international agricultural trade…

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Women

This report highlights key constraints that need to be addressed to enable young women to significantly increase their productivity and contribution to Africa’s economic growth by 2030.

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