Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Health & Human Security, Knowledge Networks
Migration challenges the world’s cities and those locations that are advanced producers of services, have large economies, are international gateways, and are political and cultural hubs of international significance, have increasing migrant populations;...
Oct 15, 2017 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
A massive reforestation effort in the Brazilian region of the Amazon is being undertaken through a partnership between between Conservation International, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the Brazilian...
Oct 5, 2017 | Health & Human Security
According to the UN, 2 billion people face the biggest global threat: water scarcity. There are many ways to source water, from fog-catcher nets that help some of the poorest people in Peru’s capital Lima harvest water from the moist air to a solar-powered device that...
Sep 21, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security, Operational and Delivery Networks
Infant and maternal tetanus has officially been eliminated from the Americas this year, the Pan American Health Organization announced. The infection was the cause of 10,000 newborn deaths annually in the Western Hemisphere, a number considered low by experts due to...
Aug 25, 2017 | Health & Human Security, Operational and Delivery Networks
In the midst of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the world’s worst cholera outbreak is raging with no end in sight. In the last three months, 400,000 cases of suspected cholera and nearly 1,900 associated deaths have been recorded. Vital water and...
Aug 13, 2017 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
Financial inclusion has left a “missing middle” across the developing world. Microfinance programs have been demonstrated to be a boon to women, millions of whom benefit from small-amount loans that can cover household expenses or create businesses. But...
