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Hyppo Water Roller

December 03rd, 2018

A Zimbabwean woman who defied the odds in the fight against sexual abuse

in:	Humans
by:	Cyril Zenda

Rita Marque-Mbatha from Zimbabwe, does not regret the day she started what later turned out to be a drawn-out 16-year legal battle for justice.

poverty uk

November 23rd, 2018

The U.K.'s efforts to destroy people with poverty

by:	Gurmeet Singh

The UN's assessment of the U.K.'s austerity policies is bleak: the U.K. is unnecessarily punishing its poorest citizens.

October 22nd, 2018

Will the real UN please stand up?

by:	Bob Koigi

Is the UN “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time”?

serverfarm

July 03rd, 2018

How to uncover the ghost wars behind our digital overload

in:	Technology

Where algorithms form the modern day confirmation bias, we are less radical than we think we are.

poverty

June 28th, 2018

Trapped at the bottom

by:	Maria João Morais

“The world has also learned that economic growth, by itself, cannot close the gap between rich and poor.” (Dalai Lama XIV)

fossil fuel africa

Can Africa break free from fossil fuels?

by:	Bob Koigi

African citizens and communities pressure their governments to break away from fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy.

devaid

April 24th, 2018

Inclusivity is the only way to escape fragility trap

by:	Bob Koigi

Despite spirited campaigns to improve millions of lives through global aid and donor funding, various countries have sunk further into poverty abyss.

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March 14th, 2018

Payment nightmares hit poor Zimbabweans hard

in:	Humans, Economy, Technology
by:	Cyril Zenda

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) promotes the use of electronic payment systems that has only served to worsen the plight of citizens.

A soldier stands guard beside the Cosco Wellington, the first container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar

February 25th, 2018

Why is Pakistan becoming increasingly isolated?

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

After many years, the alleged Pakistani state-sponsored terrorism in its immediate neighbourhood is taking its toll on the country's own economy.

Oxfam image

January 22nd, 2018

Wealth inequality: the yawning gulf continues to widen

by:	Gurmeet Singh

Although living standards are rising globally, and deep poverty is being eradicated – the gap between the richest and the poorest is widening, not [...]

Chinese poverty

January 08th, 2018

Chinese poverty coming to an end

by:	Gurmeet Singh

China aims to eradicate extreme poverty by 2020.

September 25th, 2015

One small step for the UN, one giant leap for mankind

by:	Ama Lorenz

Today, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, fight [...]

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September 01st, 2015

Scores languish in poverty, as jobs haemorrhage continues in Zimbabwe

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Henri-Count Evans

More than 27,300 people have lost their jobs since the 17th of July 2015 when the Supreme Court ruled that employers had the right to terminate [...]

kenya-pest

July 07th, 2015

African farmers triumph over pests

in:	Nature, Economy
by:	Bob Koigi

The situation reverberates across Sub Saharan Africa where $4 billion is lost each year, even as 29 percent of the population remains hungry, according to and the Food [...]

kenya-millionaire

April 07th, 2015

Value addition births millionaire farmers in Kenya

in:	Humans, Nature, Economy
by:	Bob Koigi

Traditionally Kenyan farmers' obsession with certain crops has worked against them as evidenced in market oversupply. Farmers would produce the same [...]

Women-who-form-the-bulk-of-Kenya's-smallholder-farmers-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-changes-in-weather

September 16th, 2014

Kenya’s ticking time bomb: climate refugees

in:	Humans, Nature, Economy
by:	Bob Koigi

Nowhere is this effect more felt than in Africa where the bulk of the population relies on agriculture, the worst hit sector by climate change, for [...]

Riots in Rosarno 2010

July 12th, 2014

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Ama Lorenz

The African laborers came to the marketplace of Rosarno in Calabria to protest against inhumane living conditions, working days of 14 to 15 hours, starvation wages of 20 to 25 euros per day and against [...]

sudan women

February 25th, 2014

Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]

Conflict in the Congo

January 21st, 2014

Press Review: UN warns of genocide in Central African Republic & France refuses to pay more for Niger uranium

in:	Humans, Economy
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Director of operations John Ging says that the situation resembles previous genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. People are committing atrocities against [...]

Haitian Street Children And Restaveks

January 15th, 2014

Haitian Restaveks

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Jonathan Lutes

Out of desperation, many families see no other option but to send their children to the slightly less impoverished homes, where they work for room, board and, [...]

PP048_congoRiver

January 14th, 2014

Fossil fuels and poverty

in:	Nature, Economy
type:	Allgemein
by:	Jonathan Lutes

Around three billion people, almost half of the world’s population, resort to open fires or leaky stoves in their kitchens, causing a great health risk. Around 1.2 billion people still live with no access to [...]

Nigerian Oil Feature

December 31st, 2013

Press Review: Ugandans worry about cost of commercial oil production & 2013 death toll for journalists hits 70

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Rebecca Silus

Critics are less optimistic about the outcomes, citing lack of transparency in planning and that despite billions already paid out by oil companies, [...]

gatxxa127z

October 18th, 2013

Privilege V. Privation

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Jonathan Lutes

The Hewitts are white, which made them an unusual sight in their adopted neighborhood. For thirty-one days, the family lived the life of one of the millions of poor families in [...]

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October 23rd, 2012

France moves to arrest Equatorial Guinea Vice President

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Jack Bicker

As a result of rich oil and gas reserves, Equatorial Guinea has managed to develop a per capita GDP just below that of Finland, and yet, the small [...]

banladeshi money 2

October 11th, 2012

Save the world's best bank

in:	Economy
type:	Allgemein
org:	Avaaz

You have the power to keep that hope alive. As global citizens, we urge you to stop the government takeover of Grameen Bank, starting with reversing [...]

make up child

October 02nd, 2012

End child marriage in world's poorest countries

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
org:	change.org

Globally, an estimated 60 million girls in the developing world under the age of 18 are married, a figure that is estimated to increase by another [...]

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