Sep 8, 2015 | Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Peace & Conflict
Last week, the shocking image of a young boy drowned with 12 others while trying to escape the Syrian conflict brought attention to the European refugee crisis in brutal fashion. This incident follows a series of horrifying incidents in Europe. Reports of refugees...
Sep 3, 2015 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
By Valentina Jovanovski Health workers in Kenya’s refugee camps would be more likely to stick with their jobs if they were offered more training and the possibility of academic qualifications, according to a study. Healthcare assistants who are from the refugee...
Aug 10, 2015 | Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
An independent report commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) on their efforts against the West African Ebola Outbreak has concluded that the global health emergency response apparatus is severely lacking. The chair of the report, former Oxfam chief...
Jul 30, 2015 | Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
Over 450 million people are estimated to be suffering from mental illness globally—three quarters of whom live in the developing world—making mental health issues one of the the leading causes of disability on the planet. Yet mental illness remains steeped in stigma...
Jul 29, 2015 | Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
This infographic was originally published July 6, 2015, on MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth. See the original.
Jul 27, 2015 | At Work, Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
Joan Bigham, Executive Director, Global Solution Networks. Several times a week subscribers to the Avaaz email newsletter can see the organization in action. From the decimation of African elephants to the immigration disaster unfolding in slow motion in the...