Interviews
Great Barrier Reef at risk of bleaching and coral death
Mass bleaching and coral death is expected along the entire Great Barrier Reef this summer, according to a long-range forecast that coral experts say is “a wake-up call” for the Australian government....
Nutritionist helps patients at Beni Ebola treatment centre
Daniel Merusyhwa is a nutritionist working at an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who is committed to fighting the lethal epidemic. Although working...
The American Red Cross and their strive to help migrants
Over the years, the Red Cross and Red Crescent teams have worked to help migrants around the world by providing water, first aid, and family reconnection services. Regardless of immigration status, the...
Bangladesh receives assistance from the World Bank to finance new project
The World Bank administered a $240 million financing agreement to the Bangladesh government for The Sustainable and Marine Fisheries Project. The agreement was signed earlier today by Zahid Hussain, World...
Female farmers encounter gender discrimination in Guatemala
The majority of female farmers encounter many forms of discrimination that undermine their ability to serve as food providers for their homes. Women play a significant role in small-scale farming and they...
Crowdsourced maps helps girls in rural Tanzania escape FGM
In areas of Tanzania, female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced and the ‘cutting season’ typically occurs during the same time as holidays in December. FGM is a procedure where the female...
European Parliament completes ban on single-use plastics
The European Parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single-use plastic products across the union to stop the pollution of our oceans. The plan will ban the distribution and sale of single-use...
World Development Information Day, United Nations Day – 24 October 2018
For the last 45 years, the 24th October has marked the UN’s World Development Information Day. The purpose of this observance is to draw the attention of people around the world to development problems...
Mekong Delta flooding needs new solutions
In the Mekong Delta, local authorities are currently taking action to prevent flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season. Within the last few years, Cần Thơ City and the delta’s...
Thousands of children at risk from unsafe drinking water in schools in Basra
In a report published on Tuesday, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that more than 277,000 children are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases in schools that have just reopened in Basra,...
Pakistan sees 98% reduction in Polio thanks to UAE
Between 2014 and the end of September 2018, the UAE-Pakistan Assistance Program administered 346,803,020 million doses of polio vaccines to more than 57 million children in Pakistan. The programme management...
Education programme for young refugees in Chad making positive impact
According to a report from TheirWorld, refugees in Chad are being trained as teachers to provide home learning to thousands of young children living in camps. The eastern part of Chad hosts around 320,000...
