World Bank Institute: Online Course on Urban Development
For the first time ever, more than 50% of the world’s population resides in urban…
Browsing: The Good News
China Lifted 23 Million People out of Poverty
In the past year, China lifted 23 million people out of poverty. At the same…
WATCH: Women and Peacekeeping
As we anticipate celebrating International Women’s Day 2013, take a look at this video to…
Global Youth Institute Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation
High school students from Indiana attended the Global Youth Institute hosted by the World Food…
Progress in Africa – But There is Still Much Work to Be Done
There are many reasons to celebrate the current progress in Africa: the economy is growing,…
How Land Reform in India Decreases Poverty
Many people would be surprised to discover that the biggest predictor of poverty in India…
Global Shift in 2013 Human Development Report
The upcoming 2013 Human Development Report will detail a shift in global development. Upwards of…
Global Improvements in Child Mortality and Birth Rates
50 years ago, the world was very clearly divided into two types of countries: developed…
UNICEF: Child Mortality Dropping Globally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRrvsM4jxpQ According to UNICEF, the under-five child mortality rate (CMR) has dropped significantly in all…
One Billion Rising: An International Dance Craze Protests Gender Violence
How did you spend your Valentine’s Day? Perhaps you were part of the One Billion…