Human Activity Increases Vulnerability Towards Natural Disasters Human activity has undoubtedly increased our vulnerability to natural disasters. Besides adversely affecting the climate, human activity has also created a web-like structure…
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A Rarely Used Financial Tool – How SDRs buffer Economic Global Crises On 23rd August 2021, the IMF issued a total of $650 billion of Special Drawing Reserves (SDRs) to…
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International Literacy Day – What is it? And Why is it Important? In 1996, the 8th of September was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO to raise awareness about the…
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Haiti Earthquake and Cyclone in 2021 Haiti has recently experienced 2 major natural disasters which have caused widespread destruction and affected millions of lives. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the…
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The Likelihood of Future Pandemic According to Metabiota, a biotech company specialising in monitoring epidemics, there is a 47% to 57% likelihood that the world will experience another pandemic within…
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The Challenges Faced by Child Refugees Since 2010 the number of people being forcibly displaced due to conflicts, violence, and persecution has doubled, reaching a total of 82.4 million people…
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The Detrimental Effects of Child Marriage Child marriage is the formal or informal union that takes place before one or both of the participants are 18. The term has become…
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The UN Food Systems Summit – An opportunity to Address the Issue of Food Insecurity The upcoming UN Food Systems Summit, due to be held this month, is an opportunity…
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World Population Day – The Impact of Population Demographics Population demographics have a real impact on the quality of life across the world. The breadth of impact certain population demographics…
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How Access to Mobile Technology Benefits and Empowers Women Access to a mobile phone and therefore the vast possibilities contained within the internet can transform lives. The mobile phone is…
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