This is How Prevalent Child Labor is Around the World Today. Can the Sustainable Development Goals Totally Eradicate it 7 Years from Now? Joanne Lu November 28, 2017The world fell short of its goal to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016. Now, amid conflicts, disasters and an “unprecedented scale of migration and forced displacement,” the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) says that progress has been ...
A Major Global Report About Nutrition Around World Shows That We Are All Eating the Wrong Things Alanna Shaikh, MPH November 10, 2017The 2017 Global Nutrition report was released last week. It describes a world where people are eating the wrong things. While it is true that far too many people lack access to food, almost everyone seems to lack access to food that actually nourishes them. Gl...
By 2030, the number of 15-to-24-year-olds will increase by 100 million – where will they find work? Joanne Lu October 24, 2017As 1.3 billion young people prepare to enter the labor force by 2030, a new UN report says the only way to achieve sustainable development is through “sweeping transformations” in rural economies that create jobs for millions. Between 2015 and 2030, the numbe...
Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. Joanne Lu October 13, 2017 Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed amid rumors of “blood suckers” in four district. Mobs are raising security concerns as they blockade roads and vandalize property in search of sus...
Chart of the Day: What Policy Makers Don’t Know About the Data They Need to Achieve Gender Equality By 2030 Penelope Chester October 3, 2017A new survey shows big gaps in what policy makers in key countries know about achieving gender equality by 2030--a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals. The survey, included in a new report by Equal Measures 2030, was released on the sidelines of t...
More and More Children are in School Around the World, But They Are Not Learning Much Joanne Lu September 29, 2017Getting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 617 million children and youth globally are “not lea...
Can A Better Way to Measure Conflict-Related Deaths Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? Joanne Lu September 13, 2017The UN General Assembly kicked off its 72nd session this week, and its new president, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, has already indicated that preventing deadly conflicts will be one of his top priorities. The theme for this year, he announced on Tuesday, will ...
How Can the International Community Do Hurricane Response Better? Mark Leon Goldberg September 8, 2017With Houston still reeling from Hurricane Harvey, Irma causing massive havoc in the Caribbean, and more storms on the way, I thought it would be timely and interesting to speak with my guest today, Maria IvanovaMaria Ivanova is an academic who straddle...
The latest World Population Facts and Figures Were Just Released By the UN Mark Leon Goldberg June 22, 2017 Pop Quiz: how many people are in the world right now?The answer is 7.6 billion.That data point and much more are contained in a just-released report called "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision," published by the UN. The report contains all ...
