Aqilah Rahman Home to most of the world’s population, Asia and the Pacific are the regions most affected by disaster placement over the past decade. Over 225 million internal displacements were reported in the region from 2010 to 2021, equivalent to 78 per cent of the global total during this period, according to a recent […]
Aqilah Rahman More than half of the world’s 10-year-olds cannot read a simple text, and the situation is similarly dire when it comes to numeracy skills. Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in maths, with boys up to 1.3 times more likely to have the foundational math skills by the time they reach Grade 4, […]
Aqilah Rahman Between July and August 2022, the Open Society Foundations conducted a poll in 22 countries to gauge public opinion on key issues facing the world today such as climate change, cost of living, fallout from the pandemic and invasion of Ukraine. The survey also sought to gauge support across a range of ambitious […]
Aqilah Rahman Only half of healthcare facilities worldwide have a basic hand hygiene service, with water and soap and/or alcohol-based handrub at both points of care and toilets. This means 3.85 billion people do not have access to basic hygiene services at their healthcare facilities, including 688 million with no hygiene services, according to a […]
Aqilah Rahman September has arrived, and for those looking to add some new items to their reading list, here’s a look at eight new book releases this month, including stories about a boy who discovers a portal to a mythical world, a pair of siblings who inherit a house with legs of its own, and […]