Ecuador is a country that faces a multitude of pervasive problems. One such problem is the high rate of corruption taking place within the country. According to Transparency International, Ecuador ranked 93rd out of 180 countries for corruption. On top of that, former President Rafael Correa of Ecuador was convicted of corruption in April 2020. Corruption’s Impact […]
On June 9, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres released a new U.N. policy brief regarding global access to proper nutrition and a potential COVID-19 global food emergency. The brief explained that if countries do not act now, a global food emergency will be inevitable. Millions of people were dealing with hunger and malnutrition before the […]
The Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar, a Buddhist country, has been severely discriminated against throughout history. Discriminatory policies in Myanmar deny citizenship to the Rohingya people. Additionally, Rohingya individuals cannot obtain birth certificates, receive an education or be employed legally. In August of 2017, violent attacks and persecution against the Rohingya people forced hundreds of […]
UNICEF has been working on an initiative in partnership with Zonta International called Let Us Learn. The purpose of Let Us Learn is to improve girls’ education in Madagascar by combatting poverty and violence. According to the World Bank, Madagascar has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence for women between the ages of […]
In 2005, The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) was formed as its founders noticed a lack of effective programs to control rabies in poorer communities around the world. Since then, the organization has been working to end dog rabies worldwide and, ultimately, the transfer of rabies to humans. Global Impacts of Rabies The World […]
Myanmar, also known as the Union of Burma, is a parliamentary republic in Southeast Asia. Once a formal colony of the British Empire, Myanmar gained its independence from the British Commonwealth in 1948. Shortly after, the Burmese government became a military dictatorship. Composed of multiple ethnic groups, independence has given rise to some armed conflicts […]
Researchers, nonprofits and governmental organizations have put much time and effort into understanding the circumstances that lead to poverty. These causes of global poverty include lack of education, inadequate healthcare, climate issues, inequality, poor sanitation, lack of government infrastructure and several others. Despite the various individual causes that lead to poverty, the European Anti-Poverty Network summarizes […]
Peru is a developing country in Latin America. It has one of the region’s best economies with a 50% growth in per capita income in a decade. Despite the country’s growing success, there is a considerable gap in electricity access between rural and urban parts of the city. Only about 62% of people in rural areas […]
Due to climate change and unusual weather patterns, Zambia is experiencing a record-breaking drought, resulting in increased hunger in Zambia. Zambia, which is located in South-Central Africa, has one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. Only 52 percent of Zambians eat the minimum amount of calories daily. Drought In 2019, Zambia had the […]
There is no doubt that the most important factors in alleviating poverty are increasing access to safe drinking water, food security and healthcare. But there is another important piece to the puzzle: digital technology. Technology has the power to disrupt and transform a country’s economy while having a positive impact on citizens’ lives. One of […]
