The Abu Dhabi Ports group has recently announced its plans to work with Angola, a country located in southwestern Africa. This partnership aims to boost trade and investment between the two nations and promote economic growth in the region. The group is a renowned port operator and logistics provider with a global presence. It operates […]
The COVID-19 pandemic showed the global community the gaps in the efficacy of health care. With misinformation about the virus and the vaccine, many people’s faith in health care dropped. May 8, 2023, marked the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox. In 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly declared “The world and all its […]
Afghanistan’s opioid trade, the largest in the world, has been thriving under the new Taliban regime. Driven by a desire for economic and political stability, the Taliban’s actions around the opioid trade have serious implications for Afghanistan’s citizens who were plunged into poverty following the group’s takeover in 2021. The Taliban’s Ban on Drugs Once […]
A new meningitis vaccine, NmCV-5, has been successfully tested in the West African countries of Mali and The Gambia. Trialed on a total of 1,800 people from age 2 to 29, the vaccine was shown to produce an immune response against the five main strains of meningitis bacteria that plague those living in what is known […]
From its start, the COVID-19 pandemic toppled daily life and called for many societal changes that still linger today. Prior to the virus’ spread, a 2012 study showed 16.7% of citizens under the age of 18 were living in households with an income below the poverty line. The impact of COVID-19 on poverty in Belgium, where […]
“Bottom-up” development is an approach to international development that places local communities at the center of the process. It empowers communities to identify their own development priorities, make decisions about how to allocate resources and implement projects that meet their specific needs. Bottom-up development builds the capacity of local actors to drive development in their […]
The United Nations Population Fund estimates that around 5 billion people globally will live in cities by 2030. According to the organization’s report, such rapid urbanization could strain resources, complicate resource distribution and potentially exacerbate inequities and poverty. Recently, a human-rights-based approach to municipal governance has been gaining traction in the form of “Human Rights […]
Despite the vast oil reserves in Iraq, poverty is a huge issue facing the country. Factors such as social inequality, war and terrorism have led to 23% of the population of Iraq living in poverty, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission. Elderly poverty in Iraq is a particular problem requiring government attention. What is […]
The war in Ukraine, initiated by Russia’s invasion in November 2022, has inflicted severe consequences on the lives and education of numerous children. UNICEF reports indicate that more than 5 million children have encountered disruptions to their education as a result of the conflict. This further compounds the challenges already presented by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Fatime Ali Abakar is a 22-year-old living in Chad. She is one of many young women and girls learning about gender equality from the United Nations (U.N.). Through programs similar to the one that supports Fatime Ali Abakar, the U.N. Population Fund (UNEFPA) seeks to end gender-based violence by 2030. This includes child marriage, female […]
