Water shortages and scarcity present a major risk for cities across the globe. Better monitoring and improved response plans will be vital if we're to stop them turning into major crises.

Brett Walton · Circle of Blue 22 Aug 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This is how we can prevent one of the biggest killers of children worldwide

Diarrheal diseases are the third leading cause of child mortality globally, with nearly 534,000 under fives dying from them in 2017. Promoting preventative measures and sharing knowledge ...

Our World in Data 22 Aug 2019

Migration

The 5 biggest refugee myths: debunked

The biggest misconceptions and myths about refugees and the refugee crisis

Alexander Court 19 Aug 2019

Humanitarian Action

5 ways to be a better humanitarian

From promoting business decarbonization to helping refugees, here are some altruistic paths to start out on for World Humanitarian Day.

Annemieke Tsike-Sossah 19 Aug 2019

Climate Change

The UN has a 17-point plan to save the world. So how's it doing?

The United Nations has issued an update on each of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Here’s what you need to know.

Kate Whiting 15 Aug 2019

Russian Federation

Chernobyl’s children need to take breaks away from the radiation – but they’re facing a serious hurdle

Children of Chernobyl are taking radiation holidays, but there aren't enough hosts for them. They suffer from health problems such as enlarged thyroids, cancer and respiratory illnesses.

Aria Bendix · Business Insider 06 Aug 2019

India

Can India reduce deaths on one hazardous road to zero? This group is trying

Almost 30 children are killed every day on Indian roads, but this organization is fighting back.

Sean Fleming 26 Jul 2019

Social Innovation

This is what is still holding social entrepreneurs back

A new survey of participants in the sector reveals it is being held back by a lack of capital, a fear of failure and an unwillingness to collaborate.

Kyle Zimmer and Kristine Pearson 25 Jul 2019

Mental Health

Are we happier when we spend more time with others?

Researchers have explored the link between social interaction and our mental well-being, and how other factors such as income can play a supporting role.

Esteban Ortiz-Ospina · Our World in Data 25 Jul 2019

Human Rights

To end slavery, free 10,000 people a day for a decade, report says

To end global slavery in the next decade, 10,000 people must be freed every day. North Korea and Eritrea are among the worst affected countries, with Russia, Singapore and Hong Kong doing...

Ellen Wulfhorst · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 22 Jul 2019

Africa

Direction Wakanda: finance methods to make Africa a superhero continent

Last year's Black Panther film presented the inspiring vision of a technologically supreme Africa – but progressive financing is needed to set it moving forward.

Collins Kimaro 20 Jun 2019

Sustainable Development

There'll be 9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but the growth rate is slowing

By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have ...

United Nations and Matt Wells · x 20 Jun 2019

Humanitarian Action

A world of pain in three stories. This is the refugee crisis today

The scale of a humanitarian crisis is often expressed in statistics, but it is better measured in the lives and fates of real people.

Filippo Grandi 19 Jun 2019

Humanitarian Action

We must learn and change after Haiti sexual abuse scandal -Oxfam chief

The head of Oxfam, Winnie Byanyima, apologises for the Haiti sex abuse scandal that rocked the organisation last year and explains what the NGO is doing to ensure it never happens again.

Winnie Byanyima 14 Jun 2019

Media and Entertainment

Online tools can help people in disasters, but do they represent everyone?

New online disaster mitigation tools make use of modern technology to provide information and support around natural disasters, but not everyone has equal access to these resources.

Billy Tusker Haworth, Christine Eriksen, and Scott McKinnon · The Conversation 06 Jun 2019

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