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711 reports, surveys and statistics from 15 source organisations.
The work arrangements of moms and dads who are married or living together have changed considerably in recent decades. As of 2025, just over half (52%) of different-sex couples with children under 18 consist of two full-time working parents. This is up from 46% a decade ago and…
As many working parents struggle with the cost of childcare, the issue has become a focus for policymakers across the political spectrum. We asked 849 working parents with at least one child age 5 or younger about their experiences finding care. Parents value quality of…
To understand how different-sex couples share household and parenting tasks when both parents have full-time jobs, we asked parents in this type of family who does more when it comes to these responsibilities. The data shows that, in families with a mother and a father, moms…
As many workers face return-to-office mandates, some parents have been able to maintain remote or hybrid work arrangements. A majority of working parents (65%) say they have a job that cannot be done from home. But 35% say that, for the most part, their job can be done from…
As part of a larger survey about their experiences, we asked working parents what work arrangements or employer-provided benefits would be the most helpful to them and whether those things are available at their current job. In many cases, the arrangements and benefits working…
Parents – especially moms – often carry the mental load that comes with trying to balance what their families need with what their job demands. And with so many obligations, it’s not surprising that working parents sometimes feel like they can’t give 100% at home or at work.
Criminal networks are moving faster, reaching further and blurring the lines between threats. Into this shifting landscape steps Monica Juma, taking on one of the UN’s most demanding security and justice portfolios.
Passengers look out of the back of a brightly-coloured shared pick-up style taxi, known locally in Haiti as a “tap tap” as it makes its way along the Boulevard du 15 Octobre in the east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Although United Nations peacekeepers continue to observe violence and exchanges of fire in Lebanon, the level is significantly reduced when compared to the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Countries must uphold international law limiting the use of anti-personnel mines, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts have ended, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Tuesday.
As millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning that available places continue to fall short of global needs.
Top UN officials called for bolstered efforts to stave off rising hunger and foster a path towards permanent peace in Yemen as they briefed the Security Council Tuesday morning.
Aquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, a landmark report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals, but rising temperatures and overfishing are putting the future of the industry at risk.
In Ebola-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), winning the race against the disease requires earning the community’s trust first and foremost, humanitarians said on Tuesday.
The number of countries with high or very high social hostilities rose for the third year in a row; government interference in worship also increased.
Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Despite the agreement announced on Sunday between the United States and Iran, displaced people in Lebanon continue to face difficulties in returning to their communities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that continued vigilance and cross-border cooperation will be critical to stopping…
Global officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday.
As Sudan’s conflict enters a fourth year, civilians are increasingly trapped not only by frontline violence but by fear, disappearance and detention, according to an update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan to the 62nd Session of the UN Human…
Several civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in the latest wave of overnight attacks in Ukraine that targeted the capital Kyiv, the city of Kharkiv and the country’s history and cultural heritage, the United Nations said on Monday.
As representatives of Iran and the United States reportedly prepared to sign a new peace agreement at the end of the week, the UN on Monday stressed the urgent need to open an aid corridor to transit the choked-off Strait of Hormuz and prevent a global hunger crisis.
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world must finish what it started, and that you can help it do so. We begin not with an institution or an annex, but…
An interactive tool that helps us see where migrants were born, and where they live now.
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood supplies globally but also highlight persistent inequalities in access to safe blood and weaknesses in governance, financing and regulation of blood systems.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The plan aims to raise US$ 518 million to…
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health and well-being of the people of Ituri Province and the nation at large, following the joint mission…
Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. In advance of World No Tobacco Day – 31 May – the World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments around the world to…
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert and advisory groups. These groups assessed potential vaccines and…