africa
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Report 5 October Oct 2016 1226 05 October 2016 Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and UNICEF.
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Development economics 4 October Oct 2016 1054 04 October 2016 Africa: Why western economists get it wrong
Economists have moved away from studying poor countries on their own terms.They would explain Tanzania’s lack of development as stemming from its inability to be more like Sweden.
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Social inclusion 23 September Sep 2016 0918 23 September 2016 Towards a more human and just economy
In a context of increasing inequalities, new economic paradigms, capable of guaranteeing greater social justice, political stability as well as environmental sustainability, need to be defined
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Myth vs Fact 22 September Sep 2016 1459 22 September 2016 Most people ignore the progress in the global poverty fight
According to the "Towards 2030 without poverty" report, 87% of people around the world believes that global poverty has either stayed the same or gotten worse over the past 20 years, when the exact opposite is true – it has more than halved.
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#worldalzheimersday2016 21 September Sep 2016 0952 21 September 2016 Most people with dementia have yet to receive a diagnosis, let alone treatment and care
According to the World Alzheimer Report 2016, greater involvement of non-specialist primary care staff can unlock capacity to meet increasing demand for dementia care, and could make the cost of care per person up to 40% cheaper.
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Religions 20 September Sep 2016 1109 20 September 2016 World religious leaders together face the challenge of peace in the world
“Thirst for peace”. The spirit of Assisi blows from the city of St Francis. Works from the opening ceremony “Religions and cultures in dialogue”
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Trade 12 September Sep 2016 1502 12 September 2016 Brexit, poorest developing countries could lose €385 million per year
Developing countries risk losing up to €385 million (£323 million; $430 million) if their current access to the UK market is not maintained following Brexit, a new series of essays published by the Overseas Development Institute and the UK Trade Policy Observatory at the University of Sussex reveals.
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Resourses access 30 August Aug 2016 1219 30 August 2016 Women and girls spend 200 million hours a day collecting water
Unicef estimates that in sub-Saharan Africa, for 29 per cent of the population (37 per cent in rural areas and 14 per cent in urban areas), improved drinking water sources are 30 minutes or more away.
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Property limbo 1 August Aug 2016 1511 01 August 2016 Land rights are human rights
Land and property rights affect all of us. More than half the world’s population lives in property limbo, unable to prove their legal rights to the land that provides them with a means of survival. In many countries, women are not allowed to own - or inherit - land at all. Widowed or abandoned, women and children are left homeless - and the cycle of poverty continues.
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Awarness Campaign 29 July Jul 2016 0943 29 July 2016 Migrants, what if they knew the risks before they left ?
Migrants have voiced the horrors of their trip across the Mediterranean in a new media campaign. The goal? Discouraging potential migrants from attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
