Nigeria is Africa’s most populated country, with about 223.8 million people, and Lagos is its biggest city. Underemployment and unemployment remain a challenge in Nigeria, especially for the youth. Several Nigerian designers are using their platforms and knowledge to create opportunities for African artisans and young Nigerian designers. 5 Nigerian Designers Empowering People Lola Faturoti. […]
There are several barriers to education in Oaxaca, Mexico, including a lack of resources and funding, high poverty rates and inadequate infrastructure. Organizations are working to make quality education accessible to children in Oaxaca and improve literacy rates through reading programs. Poverty in Oaxaca According to World Bank data from 2020, agricultural land accounts for […]
Over the last three decades, maternal and children’s health has improved significantly worldwide. The newborn survival rate has almost doubled since 1990 and maternal mortality rates have seen a 34% decrease since the beginning of the century. However, progress in health care is not globally even. Maternal and child health care in developing nations is […]
On March 8, 2023, the International Committee of Jurists (ICJ) with UNAIDS and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a new set of expert jurists’ principles called the 8 March Principles to guide the implementation of international human rights law. Upholding International Human Rights Law International human rights law enacts […]
Since the dawn of democracy in Argentina in 1983, corruption has proved a serious issue, threatening public confidence in politics as well as the economic welfare of the country’s people. Throughout the 1990s, “patronage and partisanship” plagued public administration with politicians pursuing their own “modus operandi” and authority remaining in the hands of the few […]
Multinational technology company Apple Inc. first launched its smartphone, the iPhone, in 2007 and the company has since grown to hold about 24% of the global market share for smartphone trading. As of late 2022, the Taiwanese firm Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., produced an estimated 70% of the world’s […]
At the height of the pandemic, the critical global message was “no one is safe until everyone is safe.” It referred to the common-sense view that vaccinating everyone was the only way to control COVID-19. However, vaccine inequity among the stateless presented a barrier to raising global vaccination rates. In countries such as Montenegro, Lebanon […]
Like most countries across West Africa, Guinea-Bissau’s health care struggles have threatened the well-being of the country’s people. Several organizations are working to improve health care in Guinea-Bissau. Health Care in Numbers According to the World Bank, Guinea-Bissau spent 8.35% of its GDP on health care in 2019, an increase from 7% in 2017. The […]
Retinoblastoma is a childhood cancer affecting the eye. In sub-Saharan Africa, its incidence is high and survival is low. The VISION 2020 LINKS program aims to address this issue by forming partnerships between U.K. and African eye health care departments. What is Retinoblastoma? Retinoblastoma is a childhood cancer of the light-sensitive cells at the back […]
As a marginalized group, Afro-Colombian women are more vulnerable to experiencing racism, discrimination, violence and poverty. For decades, these issues have led to the disempowerment and marginalization of these women. Afro-Colombian women are especially vulnerable to experiencing human rights violations, particularly sexual violence, due to multiple forms of discrimination based on their race, gender and […]
