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 ...
Here is How Countries Rank in Education Joanne Lu February 1, 2019How does every country rank when it comes to the education levels of their adult populations? Two reports offer some insight into the percentage of country's populations that have completed primary, secondary a...
Here’s How Every Country Ranks When it Comes to Child Abuse and Child Safety Joanne Lu January 18, 2019The United Kingdom is the safest place to be a child, while Pakistan is the least safe. That’s according to a new index that ranks 40 countries on how well they’re responding to the threat of sexual abuse and e...
A New Law Passed by Congress is “The biggest step forward in U.S. development policy” in 15 Years Joanne Lu November 14, 2018U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on a mission this week to win the hearts and minds – and cooperation – of Southeast Asian leaders. He’s doing so with the help of a recently passed bill that creates a new U.S....
Some Good News: Food Imports Are Getting Cheaper for Poor Countries Joanne Lu November 12, 2018Good news for the world’s poorest countries: Importing food will be cheaper this year as prices for certain items are falling. But for many farmers in those countries, their livelihoods could be in jeopardy. T...
The UN Refugee Agency Faces a Big Funding Shortfall Joanne Lu October 17, 2018As the refugee crisis continues to worsen, funding for it is steadily shrinking, according to a new report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). So far, the agency says it’s only received 45 percent of the $8.2 mi...
