The Most (and Least) Peaceful Countries in the World, Ranked Joanne Lu June 18, 2019Afghanistan is now the least peaceful country in the world, replacing Syria, according to the latest Global Peace Index published Wednesday. Meanwhile, Iceland is retaining its position as the most peaceful cou...
Asian Countries Are Off Track to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Joanne Lu June 7, 2019Bad news for Asia and the Pacific: Not a single country in the region is on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, a recent UN report has warned. Although progress has been m...
These Ten Worst Corporate Tax Havens in the World Are Stifling Sustainable Development Joanne Lu May 31, 2019The UN and other international organizations have warned that tax systems must be strengthened to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But according to the Tax Justice Network, multinational corporati...
Here is How Close the World’s Poorest Countries Are to Acheiving Universal Health Coverage Joanne Lu May 24, 2019The world is nowhere near achieving universal health coverage by 2030, a new index by Save the Children shows. The Universal Health Coverage and Accountability Index looks at 81 countries that account for 90 p...
A New UN Report Details Food Crises Around the World Joanne Lu April 10, 2019Every year for the last three years, persistent conflict, climate shocks and economic instability have driven more than 100 million people around the world into crisis-levels acute hunger or worse. Last year, ...
Everywhere in the world women live longer than men. Why? A New UN Report Has Some Answers Joanne Lu April 9, 2019Everywhere in the world – but especially in wealthy countries – women live longer than men. Why? According to the latest World Health Statistics Overview published last week by the World Health Organization (WH...
Refugees may soon be withdrawing their food from ATM machines Joanne Lu March 20, 2019Earlier this month, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) and World Vision International announced they will be testing food automated teller machines (ATM) in refugee camps. Like the bank ATMs we’re used to seein...
The Number of Children Affected By Conflict is Skyrocketing Joanne Lu February 26, 2019Children are getting caught in the crossfire of conflict at a devastating rate, according to a new report by Save the Children and the Peace Research Institute Oslo: Five times more children than combatants are...
Crowdfunding the Sustainable Development Goals Joanne Lu February 13, 2019GoFundMe for the Sustainable Development Goals? It's more feasible than you may think. A new study from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School says crowdfunding may be a viable strategy for financing ...
