(34) An Estimated 2% of the World’s Population (160 million) are Homeless .
Homelessness is a mark of failure for communities in providing basic security. Based on national reports, about 2 percent of the world’s population may be homeless and another 20 percent lacks adequate housing. Reasons for homelessness include “shortages of affordable housing, privatization of civic services, investment speculation in housing, unplanned and rapid urbanization, as well […]
(33) Poorer than we think: Malaysia’s poverty levels far higher than reported, U.N. expert says
Malaysia’s claim to having the world’s lowest national poverty rate is inaccurate, as the official figure vastly undercounts poverty, says United Nations human rights expert, Philip Alston. The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights said Malaysia uses an unduly low poverty line that does not reflect the cost of living and excludes […]
(32) ” Climate Apartheid “, -where the rich pay to save themselves , “while the rest of the world is left to suffer”.
A key warning was that the world’s poor are likely to be hardest hit by rising temperatures – and the potential food shortages and conflict that could accompany such a change. Developing nations are expected to suffer at least 75% of the costs of climate change – despite the fact that the poorer half of […]
(31) 600 million people facing acute water shortage in India.
India is battling a brutal heatwave that has killed more than 130 people this summer. The heatwave is exacerbating an already alarming reality – with more than 600 million people facing an acute water shortage. The world’s second-most populous country is running out of water. Huge number of people across India are on the front […]
(30) ‘Solar Mama’ Edina Levitico on Bringing Solar Power to Malawi Village.
Just 11% of Malawi’s population is estimated to have access to electricity. In 2016 Levitico was one of eight women to take a six-month course in solar engineering at India’s Barefoot College. She took what she learned back to her home in Kainja Village and powered classrooms with three other women who went through the […]
(29) World Day Against Child Labour 12 June.
Today, throughout the world, around 218 million children work, many full-time. They do not go to school and have little or no time to play. Many do not receive proper nutrition or care. They are denied the chance to be children. More than half of them are exposed to the worst forms of child labour […]
(28) Six People Fall Into Extreme Poverty in Nigeria Every Minute.
Nigeria has more extremely poor people than any other nation and United Nations says Nigeria’s population will double by 2050. The estimated figure now is 87 million people, or almost half the population of Africa’s biggest oil producer, and unless something dramatic happens, it’s going to get much bigger. While poverty in India, which has […]
(27) ‘Water from air’ quenches threatened girls’ thirst in arid Kenya .
Solar-powered panels that condense water vapour in the air could be a sustainable source of drinking water in dry areas. A centre run by the Samburu Girls Foundation – which rescues girls facing early marriage and female genital mutilation – has a new high-tech source of it. Since June, the centre, which has rescued more […]
(26) Living in Cages: The Stories Behind Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis.
In wealthy Hong Kong , the poor are living in wire cages. Hundreds of thousands of poor people are living in tiny, wire cage homes – and they are actually paying quite dearly for the privilege. An extended housing crisis has put the possibility of purchasing a home out of the reach of many — […]
(25) Turning Fog Into Water Transforms Women’s Lives in Morocco.
They are known as water guardians. Women in Southwest Morocco’s rural communities begin their trek as early as 4 a.m. and spend an average of 3.5 hours a day making multiple trips to collect water for their families. In the summer, it takes them more than four hours. Sometimes they return empty-handed because the wells […]