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

Climate Change

Climate change hits the poor hardest. Mozambique's cyclones prove it

When Cyclone Idai ripped through the city of Beira and displaced thousands, it was only the latest case of the most deprived picking up the tab for the planet's wealthier citizens.

Peter Holmes a Court 28 May 2019

Humanitarian Action

How traditional Islamic giving can play a role in the future of aid

Sharia principles dictate that Muslims hand out some of their wealth to the poor every year. The huge figures donated annually could be a godsend to global humanitarian efforts.

Maram Ahmed 02 May 2019

Cybersecurity

3 ways activists are being targeted by cyberattacks

Activists are targeted by some of the most sophisticated attacks the internet has ever seen – but they are doing pretty well in the fight to defend themselves.

Friedhelm Weinberg 01 May 2019

Agenda in Focus: Civil Society

What is digital equality? An interview with Nanjira Sambuli

How do we stop digital technologies widening the gap between rich and poor? Writer and policy analyst Nanjira Sambuli explains the role played by civil society in a more inclusive future.

Nanjira Sambuli and Silvia Magnoni 29 Apr 2019

Humanitarian Action

Philanthropy is at a turning point. Here are 6 ways it could go

More eyes than ever before are on how rich donors make and invest their money. But this scrutiny can herald a new, more enlightened age of good deeds.

Rhodri Davies 29 Apr 2019

Humanitarian Action

Why humanitarian aid should support markets, never replace them

The role of humanitarian assistance is like that of a car battery: it gets the cylinders moving until the sequence of internal explosions in the engine recharges the battery and makes the...

Ricardo Hausmann · Project Syndicate 28 Mar 2019

Innovation

How innovation from within is transforming International Organizations as well as lives

New initiatives are changing the way organizations work and expanding their remit

Tina Ambos and Katherine Tatarinov 19 Mar 2019

Migration

How to tap the talents of refugees – one student at a time

Taking direct action to put excluded people in education and work will benefit both them and the world economy.

Mike Moradi, Lorna Solis, and Navrina Singh 27 Feb 2019

Technological Transformation

Tech must embrace teamwork to transform the world

Tech and business may slowly be embracing their social responsibilities – but they have to partner up if they are to fulfil their real potential.

Maciej Kranz 21 Feb 2019

Africa

The Sahel is engulfed by violence. Climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame

From climate change to weak governance to poor infrastructure, a perfect storm of factors is threatening to unleash violence across the region.

Robert Muggah and José Luengo Cabrera 23 Jan 2019

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