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Humanitarian crises are increasingly protracted and complex, lacking clear solutions and paths to reach the most-affected individuals and communities. Program implementers need to constantly reflect on what is and what is not working and adapt accordingly, known as adaptative management. The Re:Build program, implemented by The International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Center for Global Development (CGD), and other partners, is one of many projects attempting to work in an adaptive way to suppor...

Doing so could close the gap with rich places by a fifth | Graphic detail

G20 countries represent around 85% of global GDP, and about two-thirds of the world population. That the African Union is not a member has been cited as a dent on the G20s credibility. But with Chinese, American and European backing, the AU could become the 21st member as soon as September

New York Times: The four men hid on the ship in Lagos, Nigeria. They ended up in Brazil.

/PRNewswire/ -- Mindray, a leading global provider of medical devices and solutions and Operation Smile, a global nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives...

A program run by the Mexican consulate of Phoenix that trains women how to start and grow their own business has expanded to more than 50 consulates.

Women will face unsafe abortions, and thousands will not get healthcare, ministers are warned.

More than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — including generic abortion pills, an antibiotic and anti-seizure medicines — have failed quality tests conducted by Indian regulators and public health researchers since 2018, according to government records and data reviewed by Bloomberg News. The samples contained impurities, lacked the right amount of active ingredient or failed to meet other international standards designed to ensure that medicine is...

Women will face unsafe abortions, and thousands will not get healthcare, ministers are warned.

The temperature could get as high as 122 degrees. It's probably the first pandemic-like lockdown because of extreme heat.