NNW Bureau

Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, a community collective depends on pirarucu fishing for its livelihood. Once caught, the pirarucu —a fish that can reach 200 kilograms— begins a long journey …

The Mumbai Indians have long been habitual slow starters in the Indian Premier League. However, the side that built its legacy on turning sluggish beginnings into title-winning campaigns has struggled to replicate that …

Indian shooters bagged two more gold medals at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2026 in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday with Prachi Gaikwad emerging as the women’s 50m 3 positions champion and Vanshika Chaudhary topping the women’s 10m …

The report of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (CR) on the implementation of UNESCO’s standard-setting instruments was presented by the Chairperson of the CR Committee, H. E. Ms Gülnur …

Accordingly, any consideration of voluntary resettlement must be guided by the free, prior and informed consent of the communities concerned, ensure full respect for human rights, and guarantee the inclusive …

Growing threats against journalists A total of 105 attacks on journalists were officially recorded in 2025 in Moldova by the Association of Independent Press: a 39% increase compared to the previous year …

Why is the widening gender gap in mathematics a concern? While gender gaps in mathematics have long been recognized, the latest results show a renewed increase in the share of …

Governments around the world spend billions of dollars each year to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access finance. The goal is clear: more credit should allow firms to grow, …

Recently, the PIP Innovation Hub was added to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) as a way to showcase experimental work on poverty and inequality measurement (see previous blog for details). One of the Deep Dive approaches presented in the Innovation Hub as an alternative to the World Bank’s official …

In today’s global economy, competitiveness depends as much on how goods move across and within borders as what countries produce. When goods move faster and more reliably, costs are lowered, firms become …