The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has released a statement on child protection in Yemen. It highlights child labor and early marriage as pervasive issues in the country. A study indicates that, out of Yemen’s 7.7 million children aged 5 to 17, 17% are subject to child labor, with the majority of them working […]
In 2020, the World Bank approved a grant of $104 million from the International Development Association (IDA) in support of the Mozambique Improvement of Skills Development Project. World Bank education programs in Mozambique aim to improve Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Higher Education subsystems. This is to foster qualitative educational opportunities and skills […]
Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the nation of more than 40 million people still struggles with instability, poverty and power deficiency. More than 80% of power generation in the country relies on crude oil. Despite its massive oil reserves, the country still experiences frequent outages and poor distribution due to underinvestment. Developing […]
Alongside offering numerous benefits, the bamboo plant can thrive in almost any type of soil and weather condition. This ability to thrive in less-than-ideal conditions works out favorably for Uganda, an East-African country with an active agricultural sector despite its poor soil quality. Bamboo farming in Uganda has become a valuable source of income for […]
In March 2020, Senegal began dealing with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting socioeconomic issues. Overall, the impact of COVID-19 on poverty in Senegal can be seen in a number of ways. The country’s urban population living in slums was 35% in 2018, with an average GDP per capita of $1,484. However, in […]
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains a significant public health challenge in Haiti. According to UNAIDS, an estimated 5,700 children were living with HIV in Haiti as of 2021. Additionally, an estimated 86,000 Haitian women over age 15 were living with HIV. This suggests the need for more work in the fight against mother-to-child transmission of […]
Poverty reduction in Botswana has seen success in recent years. In the early 21st century, 29.1% of its citizens lived on below $2.15 a day, but later surveys showed that the number had declined to 15.4% between 2015 and 2016. Since the country’s independence in 1966, it has had the desire to create a poverty-free and inequality-free nation. The […]
The United Kingdom and India have had a long history of partnership. The two regularly collaborate in fields such as technology, education and trade. The U.K. has also given India valuable aid that has supported its progress and development over the past decades. According to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, the U.K. supplied India […]
The World Bank reports the average life expectancy rate in Botswana is about 66 years of age and that non-communicable diseases in Botswana account for 46% of total deaths. Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries Globally, non-communicable diseases account for 74% of all deaths with 86% of deaths occurring prematurely or before the age of 70 in developing countries such […]
Malawi, a nation in southeast Africa, faces a severe shortage of health care professionals with less than one working physician per 1,000 Malawians. Dental care in Malawi is similarly underdeveloped, with only 43 practicing dentists in the country in 2021, with most located in private clinics in cities despite less than 20% of the population […]
