Iraqi Kurdistan has been greatly affected by civil conflicts, terrorist attacks and government instability. More than 90% of Iraq’s 300,000 refugees reside in the Iraqi Kurdistan region and more than 1 million Iraqis remain internally displaced. Charities in Iraqi Kurdistan in support of refugees are especially important to help asylum seekers gain essential support to […]
In the past three decades, HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago has been a defensive battle. In 1983, there were only eight registered cases of AIDS, however, a mere nine years later, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 17th out of 164 countries in reported cases per 100,000-person population. National Planning Alongside the Caribbean as a whole, Trinidad […]
Uzbekistan has taken a series of initiatives to address the mental health crisis, which affects one in eight people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Improving mental health in Uzbekistan has the potential to yield an impressive return on investment. The WHO estimates almost half a trillion Uzbekistani sum (UZS) return over the […]
The Korean wave is taking the 21st century by storm with the world of K-pop, K-dramas and K-beauty. Within the context of this cultural phenomenon, this is how South Korea emerged as an influential global force and what it has done to tackle poverty reduction. South Korea’s Journey to Economic Success After the Korean War […]
Chad, “the fifth largest country in Africa,” is also “one of the world’s poorest countries.” Once a colony of the French Empire, Chad declared its independence in 1960, but troubles did not end there. Starting in 1966, Chad entered into a civil war that would prove to be one of Africa’s longest. Forward to the […]
Child poverty is prevalent on small Caribbean islands like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines where support to help with this issue is not always available. Saint Vincent and Grenadines is a small island located in the Southern Caribbean. According to 2021 UNICEF data, around 38% of children between the ages of 0 and 17 are […]
According to the CIA World Fact Book, the Republic of Benin is a small, low-income, multi-ethnic country in West Africa. Benin borders Nigeria to the east, Niger and Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Benin was a French colony until it gained independence in 1960. […]
Although Guatemala has experienced continued economic stability, this has not yet translated to robust poverty reduction. The country’s poverty and inequality rates are among the highest in the Latin America and Caribbean region. In addition, Guatemala has a large and underserved population that is primarily rural, Indigenous and unemployed. In 2023, the World Bank estimated […]
The landlocked country of Tajikistan has for years had one of the worst rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases anywhere in the world. Now, foreign aid to Tajikistan is helping to alleviate the country’s health burden. A History of Tuberculosis Struggle in Tajikistan Poverty is an influential determinant of TB. Poor living and working […]
In a 2023 report, the World Bank expected poverty level in Pakistan to reach 37.2%. This percentage is slightly below the previous rate of 39.8% in 2018, however, when adjusting for population growth, the number of Pakistanis living in poverty has grown by nearly 3 million since 2018. Considering these rates, this article will outline […]
