Disability and poverty are often inextricably intertwined. While poverty can be the source of disabilities (for instance, malnutrition during childbirth causing deformities), disabilities can also force someone into poverty through various means. Physical and mental impairments can limit access to transportation, job opportunities and much more. Thus, one cannot fully address one issue without the […]
As of 2022, Kuwait ranked 130 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report in terms of women’s rights, making it one of the most unequal countries in the world based on gender equality. Much of the country’s standards for women’s rights and role in society are based on Sunni Islam Doctrine, including […]
The small, Northern European nation of Estonia is rarely the focus of widespread media coverage in Europe. However, its advancements in women’s rights deserve attention. In 2015, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik committed to “concentrate on women’s human rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women also in development cooperation.” The Big Picture Globally, Estonia ranks […]
China is the world’s largest developing economy. In 1978, 97.5% of the rural population lived in absolute poverty. Since then, the Chinese government has considered the issue of mass poverty, particularly in the rural regions of southern and western China, to be one of its central focuses. To combat rural poverty in China, the government […]
The escalating issue of opioid abuse in Canada encompasses both illicit and medically prescribed opioids. From 2016 to 2022, Canada noted a total of 32,632 fatalities related to opioid use. The escalating number of opioid fatalities in Canada has prompted a focus on harm-reduction strategies and incentives designed to mitigate opioid-related deaths and safeguard the […]
Historically, renewable energy in Ukraine has represented only a marginal share of the country’s energy production. The country’s 15 nuclear reactors and fossil fuels together provide the vast majority of electricity produced in contemporary Ukraine, generating 51% and 37% of total electricity produced, respectively. However, the war in Ukraine has interrupted both nuclear and fossil […]
In Ethiopia, child marriage rates are among the highest in the world. According to Girls Not Brides, 40% of girls marry before their 18th birthday, and 14% marry before they turn 15. Rates of child marriage are the highest in the Amhara region and girls from poor households and rural areas are the most vulnerable. […]
Since declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the Central European nation of Croatia has faced numerous difficulties, including a devastating war from 1991 to 1995, that have contributed to a rise in mental health issues among its population. However, since joining the European Union in 2013, the Government of Croatia has focused on implementing community-based […]
A tourism-dependent country, the Bahamas was hit hard by international travel restrictions and lockdown policies put in place due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the island nation has recorded an estimated $9.5 billion in losses between 2020 and 2023, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Furthermore, […]
Neonatal mortality is a pressing global epidemic that claims the lives of approximately 6,400 infants under one-month-old every day worldwide. Reducing the number of global neonatal deaths is possible through improvements in neonatal health care. The prominence of neonatal mortality closely aligns with fiscal poverty and access to adequate health care. In 2019, BMC Pregnancy […]
