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The economy — not just bombs — is killing Yemen
Ask anyone in Yemen, “How has your life been impacted by the war?” and instead of naming the violence from airstrikes, missiles or gunfire, the more common response might be, “Everything is so expensive now, and I can no longer find work to support my family.”
Read more“El Niño: The worst is yet to come”
“What exactly is El Niño?” I was asked this question more than once in the past months. For many El Nino is an abstract term, something that reminds them of difficult geology lessons.
Read more‘White gold’ brings wells of hope
A cotton flower is soft, fluffy and beautiful. But a 40 kilo bag of cotton is a 40 kilo bag - and Severine and Maina, two middle-aged women, have come a long way transporting their heavy load to the buyers' market here in Muape, northern Mozambique. They are tired but ...
Read moreThrough mud, fire and the cold: Batoul is unstoppable.
In February 2016, Batoul packed a bag, carried her four-months-old baby, and headed into the unknown all by herself. She fought with smugglers, escaped a fire, almost drowned with her baby, had no food for three days, walked for a week in a cold forest, and traveled thousands of kilometers ...
Read moreMozambique’s drought won’t stop the women of Mulepo and Chideme
Atália Massango knows what it means to be thirsty. The mother of four children lives in Mulepo, a small settlement in Inhambane province in southern Mozambique. Like many other mothers, she used to leave her home in the early morning on the hours-long journey to fetch water.
Read moreSouth Sudan is a five year old girl
Five year old Nyawich was born just 4 days after Independence. She has been living in the UN Mission in South Sudan’s ‘Protection of Civilians’ (POC) site since April 2014 with her mother Nyasigin, father, 2 siblings and grandmother.
Read moreEl Niño: The worst is yet to come
“What exactly is El Niño?” I was asked this question more than once in the past months. For many El Niño is an abstract term, something that reminds them of difficult geology lessons. For 40 million people in Southern Africa, however, this weather phenomenon caused by warm water collected in ...
Read moreBetter human health services starts with a healthy attitude to access for women and the world’s poorest
Access to basic things many take for granted -- healthcare, water, food, and a chance to work and earn a living, stand between a thriving society that can meet its needs while contributing to wider global stability. The plight of the poor affects us all and most of the world’s ...
Read moreAssisting One Child to Return to School Helps an Entire Family
Ghozlan, 10, was displaced with her family in Syria for one year before coming to Jordan in October 2012. The family spent two months in Zaa’tari refugee camp but was able to receive an official “bailout” after several family members encountered health problems including Ghozlan, who suffered from hepatitis
Read moreHas stopping migration become the sole purpose of the EU overnight?
According to the policy proposal released by the European Commission and European External Action Service on June 7, the mind-blowing answer to that question is: yes. Stop migration to Europe with all possible means. Whether it is EU development cooperation or trade with third countries, or cooperation on climate change, ...
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