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 […]
From March 22-24, 2023, the first U.N. conference on water in the last 46 years took place in New York. With a doubling of the global population since the last conference in 1977, the need for access to clean water has skyrocketed, making this event all the more crucial. Ensuring access to water and sanitation […]
Around 500 million women and girls worldwide face period poverty, where the lack of access to menstrual products due to financial constraints and inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities is a common issue, hindering girls and young women from attending school. Colombia, a South American country, is making strides toward addressing period poverty. In […]
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for the elimination of open defecation practices by 2030, and sub-Saharan Africa remains the greatest challenge in achieving this objective. With this goal in mind, concerted global efforts are being made to ensure success. Open Defecation According to the U.N., open defecation is the practice of excreting […]
