Why lower fertility does not have to mean economic decline
There’s no getting away from the fact that in many countries around the world, populations are ageing and fertility is…
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NASA Invites Media to Latvia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at…
Strength in numbers: Developing countries band together as Iran war batters global economy
The economic shockwaves of the Middle East conflict are reaching far beyond the region, from import-reliant Caribbean nations to Island States…
Fleeing Sudan’s war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda
Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, nearly 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived at the camp, some after…
Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable
But as nations gather at the UN this week to discuss the future of our population growth, two major hurdles…
Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence
Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent mission to the Caribbean island nation where violent armed gangs remain in control of large areas of the territory. The worsening crisis is…
‘Entire families brutally erased’: Remembering the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Serge Gasore’s childhood is the stuff of nightmares. He was a young child when the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi…
World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues
They urged immediate steps to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access, and enable internally displaced persons to return safely and with…
Developing countries are being priced out, in struggle for affordable finance
A credit rating is an assessment of how likely a borrower, such as a government, is to repay its debt…
World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day
In a night of further terror for civilians, on 28 March, a drone strike hit the Odesa Maternity Hospital No.5…