Being a new mother is challenging enough, but what extra burdens do moms face in poor, rural communities? Tour the world's best and worst places to be a mother, in...

Far too often, working as a journalist means putting your life in jeopardy. At least 125 reporters were murdered in the last two years, according to UNESCO, the UN agency...

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, calls for more funding directed to the UN Millennium Development Goals that benefit women. He emphasizes the importance of providing...

2008 - a year when the meltdown of the world's financial markets sent shockwaves around the globe. The United Nations faced considerable challenges during a year of new and ongoing...