1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
Live TV
Latest audioLatest videos
In focus
Israel-Hamas warRussia's war in UkraineSustainability
EqualityPakistan

Fighting poverty

April 22, 2024

In Pakistan, a young boxer is taking the future into her own hands. Poverty is growing in Los Angeles. Extreme hurricanes destroy farmers' livelihoods on the island of Grenada. And: how can we use the ocean as a source of energy?

https://p.dw.com/p/4ewUP
Skip next section Similar stories from Pakistan

Similar stories from Pakistan

Women in Karachi wait for their turn outside public toilets

Karachi's women face daily life without access to toilets

Pakistan's largest metropolis has very few public toilets, and the situation is even more difficult for women.
SocietyMay 2, 202403:53 min
Afghan refugee girls in Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan: Deportation puts Afghan girls at risk

Many girls could be deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan where the Taliban would not allow them to attend school.
SocietyApril 15, 202402:55 min
A family sit around on couches in Islamabad

Pakistan-Afghanistan border tensions uproot family

Sayed Muhammad Kazmi and his family of 12 left behind their ancestral land to start a new life in Islamabad.
ConflictsApril 10, 202402:53 min
Show more
Skip next section More on Equality from Asia

More on Equality from Asia

DW meets five LGBTQ+ rights activists from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

Fighting for LGBTQ+ rights across Asia

DW meets five LGBTQ+ rights activists from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan.
EqualityOctober 4, 202313:54 min

A cultural preference for sons in Kyrgyzstan

The high number of gender-selective abortions in Kyrgyzstan reflects societal pressure to bear sons.
EqualityJuly 23, 202104:17 min
Skip next section More on Equality from around the world

More on Equality from around the world

external

Davos: Business pressed to do more for women

Executive Director of the UN's Population Fund: Business has responsibility on women's rights.
EqualityJanuary 18, 202307:31 min
DW Eco India Sendung l Darjeeling Express

London restaurant owner only hires women

The Darjeeling Express empowers women immigrants in London's restaurant industry.
EqualityDecember 23, 202104:34 min
UN High Commissioner: “We need to be feminists now”

UN human rights chief: 'We need to be feminists now'

The UN human rights commissioner talks about sexism and why she's not proud of always having been "the first."
EqualitySeptember 28, 202115:19 min
Show more
Skip next section More from this show

More from this show

Filming

A Kenyan reality TV show on farming

Millions of Kenyans love Shamba Shape Up. Taking a fun approach, it helps farmers boost yields and adopt green methods.
GlobalizationMay 2, 202404:44 min
Girls sitting in the classroom

Latvian schoolchildren singing their protest

Schoolchildren across Latvia are protesting with song - they don't want the government to close schools in smaller towns
EducationMay 2, 202404:35 min
Girls in the classroom

Global education: Are we equipped for the future?

Education is a human right, but schools worldwide are in disrepair, and there's a serious lack of teachers.
EducationApril 30, 202404:19 min
Show more
Skip next section About the show

About the show

DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

Go to show Global Us