The media’s coverage of the February 4 debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham overshadowed another important issue Nye highlighted on January 30: global poverty. The 2 minute video features Bill Nye discussing commonly believed myths about poverty. MYTH #1: The United States spends 25 percent of its budget each year on foreign aid. Bill Nye compares the federal budget […]
Maternal and Child Health Definitions Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and post partum. Neonatal or newborn health refers to the health of infants in their first six months of life child health in this context usually refers to young children in their first six years of life. Maternal mortality […]
The updated 2013 population figures for refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border show a decrease of 7.1 percent, according to The Border Consortium (TBC), an NGO that works with refugees and displaced people from Burma. A majority of the departures from the camps, 7,649, consist of refugees leaving for a third country under the UNHCR’s […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a report on the economic and social panorama of the community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Havana at the 2nd Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit. The ECLAC report stated that roughly 28.2% of the total population […]
President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address highlighted the growing imbalances throughout the world. In recent decades, the U.S. has depended on its military strength as a substitute for diplomacy, but the President specified the need to shift the focus to fighting extreme poverty within Africa, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific. The President’s […]
Scholars have discovered that the issue with world hunger is not a food shortage, but the logistics behind food distribution. We need to improve access to food by looking at production strategies, trade agreements and food aid. Here are 10 quotes on world hunger. “We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich […]
General Electric has partnered with Ashoka Changemakers to find initiatives across the Middle East and North Africa who are providing more ecomonic opportunities for women. In the Arab world, women only represent a quarter of the workforce and less than 1 in 7 businesses are owned by women. Here are 3 initiatives in the Middle […]
Currently, carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are sought to be decreased on an international scale. Nations have been working together to combat the dilemma of climate change by seeking zero emissions technologies and by addressing carbon emissions within their own borders. However, what makes it more difficult to calculate carbon emissions by […]
The South-American country of Bolivia has struggled as on the poorest countries in South America. Wealth inequality is a critical issue for the country of 10 million. 65 percent of the population resides in poverty, with “nearly 40 percent” of the population in extreme poverty. Bolivia boasts a elevated population of indigenous South Americans, who are the most dangerously […]
As the world’s leading countries and corporations search for new frontiers, all eyes are focused on Africa. The continent offers many opportunities for economic activity and prosperity. African nations are seeking to take advantage of their position but face tough obstacles due to an undereducated population. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 176 million adults are unable to […]
