IDA supports specific interventions to close gender gaps in areas like education, asset ownership, and economic participation.

Empowering women is considered central to IFAD's mission, as women are often key food producers and household decision-makers in rural areas.

The UPU conducts various studies and uses advanced tracking to assess speed and reliability of cross-border postal services.

The CA, composed of 41 member countries, studies regulatory, administrative, legal, and financial issues and acts as a supervisory body.

Girls in ICT Day is an annual, worldwide initiative aimed at encouraging girls and young women to pursue studies and careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies.

While Ukraine was a founding participant, it never ratified the CIS Charter (so it was never a full member de jure) and ceased effective participation in 2018 following the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Bangladesh received $4.8 billion in ADB financing in 2018, followed by Indonesia ($4.4 billion) and China ($3.6 billion).

The African Women’s Decade (2010–2020, extended to 2030) is an AU initiative to advance gender equality and empower women across the continent.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in 2018, aims to create a single market for goods and services, boosting intra-African trade and economic integration.

**Robert Bruce Foote**, a British geologist and archaeologist, is known as the 'Father of Indian Prehistory'. In **1863**, he discovered the first undisputed Paleolithic implement, a **hand-axe**, at **Pallavaram** near Madras (Chennai), marking the beginning of prehistoric studies in India.