Will the new migration plan compact Europe?

Kimberley Evans

Italian Prime Minister Renzi’s ‘Migration Compact’ is set to be integrated into a new European Commission plan that will be unveiled in June, but without the original proposal of euro bonds as a guarantee to attract private investment enough to reach the €60 billion target aimed towards addressing the root causes of migration in the regions of the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa.

Life expectancy increased by 5 years since 2000, but health inequalities persist

Staff

The World Health Organisation has released its annual “World Health Statistics”, the definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs", the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015.

Brexit consequences for Africa's future

Kimberley Evans

What are the implications of the British referendum to leave the EU on Africa?

The Behind The Brand campaign, when reputation beats food

Monica Straniero

Oxfam’s Behind the Brand’s campaign ranks 10 global brands according to their social and environmental policies, in a report which showed a significant improvement across the industry.

Hope is crumbling on your watch, save Syria’s ceasefire

Staff

Violence across Syria has escalated alarmingly, reportedly claiming a life on average every 25 minutes in the past 48 hours. We cannot stand by in the face of this catastrophe. Global NGOs and faith groups demand that President Barack Obama and President Vladimir Putin immediately use their personal diplomatic engagement to save what remains of the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) agreement.

European Parliament: political parties clash on aid and migration

Kimberley Evans

The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Green reject the call of the European People's Party to devote 25% of the European Development Fund for 2014-2020 on measures to combat the migration crisis. The S&D are calling for the EU to adopt a holistic approach to migration which covers all of the interlinked elements.

Matteo Renzi: European migration bonds will help us solve the refugee crisis

Kimberley Evans

With the migration crisis ongoing, Italian Prime Minister Renzi has proposed an ambitious new finance solution involving enhanced cooperation with African states, and the use of euro bonds that would see EU countries issuing joint debt to stem the flow of migrants and strengthen African border controls.

#MentalHealthNow: depression and anxiety are on the rise

Kimberley Evans

When you’re sitting down at the dinner table tonight, look around. One in four of you will be affected by mental illness at some point in your life. Not only that, but the latest WHO statistics show that common mental disorders are increasing worldwide. Between 1990 and 2013, the number of people suffering from depression and/or anxiety increased by nearly 50%, from 416 million to 615 million.

EU-Africa: A common future

Jean-Claude Juncker and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Today, the African Union Commission and the European Commission hold their annual College-to-College meeting in Africa's political capital, Addis Ababa. On this occasion, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the President of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, wrote an Op-Ed released to a pool of media, amongst which is Vita International.

5.8 million people prevented from going blind

Staff

The association Light for the World, has just reached a milestone in the fight against trachoma, which is the leading global infectious reason of blindness.