Youth digital engagement is crucial for achieving SDGs © UNICEF On International Youth Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underlined the significance of giving young people equal opportunities and empowerment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The day’s theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” highlights how young people may use technology to
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“Hi guys!” This is the signature opener of Kong Man Jing, a teacher-turned-content creator making science accessible. Her bespectacled face takes up the entire screen in 9:16 aspect ratio before the reel cuts to reveal she is once again wearing a yellow polka-dot dress. The fast-talking host raps out science facts in laymanized language
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“Computers were all outside the body. They carried them around outside of them, in their hands, like if you carried your lungs in a briefcase and opened it to breathe,” M.T Anderson writes in Feed, a novel where brains are implanted with a device that ties them directly to the Internet. For many, the
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Despite their groundbreaking contributions, women constitute only 29.2% of the STEM workforce, highlighting a disparity that underscores the need for greater inclusivity. The path is steep for women in the field. They navigate a minefield of barriers, from deeply ingrained gender stereotypes that deter young girls from exploring these fields to a conspicuous lack of
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After global leaders pledged to triple renewable capacity in COP28, word breaks out about a wind farm installation that threatens protected land in Rizal, Philippines. Caretakers caught wind of drilling operations in Masungi Georeserve — casting a light on growing tension between nature conservation and clean energy development. “Cases of unjust transition are underrepresented in
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Economic slowdown may force workers into ‘lower quality’ jobs © ILO/Marcel Crozet | A woman works in a factory in Albania. The International Labor Organization (ILO) said that global employment is expected to grow by just one percent in 2023, which is lower than half last year’s level. It is anticipated that the number of
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