1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]
Cobalt and What Cost for Human Life, Blood, Sweat, and Batteries.
You may not have given much thought to Cobalt since high school chemistry, but the brittle, silver-blue metal is key to powering much of our modern lives. (In this article you will find links to excellent reporting incl. video) That’s because cobalt is often used in rechargeable batteries, from mobile phones to electric cars, unique […]
Cashless Innovation African Solutions In Banking
African economies are well positioned to benefit from rapidly accelerating technological change if they can harness the current open landscape for innovation. East Africa is already a global leader in mobile payments, while mobile money accounts in sub-Saharan Africa are on an upward charge. Apart from being able to leapfrog the limitations and costs of […]
Basic Learning Skills the Road to Prosperity
Improvements in the emerging markets are a welcome way to take our focus off the political world scene. New reports of declining rates of absolute poverty bring positive news about the progress being made in a market that has a long way to go. This data is, indeed, encouraging, but rising income is only one way to measure the […]
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