Author: Nina Benedicte Kouassi
How will the world be held accountable for achieving its new goals?
Representatives from non-governmental organisations discuss accountability for achieving the new global goals for development. ...
United Nations officially agrees on the sustainable development goals
The SDGs set the new global development agenda by presenting ambitious goals and targets to improve the world. But these goals require meaningful comm ...
UNGA: “Adolescent girls are the new face of HIV”
A side event at the United Nations 70th General Assembly addressed the issues facing women and girls who are still disproportionately affected by the ...
UNGA: Young people unite over sexual and reproductive health rights
As a girl, Beatrice knew she was treated differently from her brother. “I had to work when he would play,” she says. “As I grew up I did not know anyt ...
Leave no one behind: participation is key to achieving the sexual and reproductive health targets of the SDGs
This week, the Sustainable Development Goals will be adopted during the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York, USA but these will not be achiev ...
Video: I’m a transgender sex worker, but only God can judge me
Amnesty International’s new policy on sex work is an important milestone, but the fight for sex worker rights is far from over. ...
Homophobia in Cameroon: “We felt like prey hiding from a predator”
On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, a gay man from Cameroon speaks out about how homophobia forced him to live a lie and flee ...
Women Deliver honors journalists speaking out for women and girls
Key Correspondent Lucy Maroncha is one of 15 journalists currently being honored for their reporting on sexual health and rights. ...
Nalia’s story: adolescents who sell sex in Ethiopia
When Nalia left her village for Addis Ababa, she expected to find a job and send money home to her family. Aged just 13, her choices were limited and ...
Addressing inequality is major health challenge of our time
By the end of this year, the international community has to agree on a new set of sustainable development goals, ensuring universal health coverage mu ...