'Structural poverty' maps could steer help to world's neediest
Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to ...
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AI and Satellites Transform Poverty Mapping for Smarter Economic Interventions
Researchers from Stanford University and the World Bank have developed an AI-driven poverty measurement system using ...
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Health Equity Think Tank: From the Classroom to the City
The Black Student Alliance partnered with the Black House, the Black Leadership Forum and the National Association for the ...
How To Turn Climate Hardship Into Hope In Eastern And Southern Africa
UNICEF is mainstreaming climate-smart programming to protect and empower young people, mitigate negative impacts and strengthen resilience.
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Niger’s historic triumph over river blindness is a beacon of hope for Africa
In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness. His wife, in her 70s, sits nearby, her body covered in scars beneath her ...
Pakistan says at least 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya
Pakistan says at least 16 citizens died when a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized near the Libyan coast over the ...
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The Future Has an African Horizon
I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...