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New Zealand’s Greens have undoubtedly succeeded in some policy areas, including climate and housing quality. But the party continues to battle internal tensions between idealism and pragmatism.
Bill C-22 is designed to fill a significant income security gap that leaves one in four adults with disabilities living below the poverty line.
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The federal government needs to ensure the Canada Disability Benefit is designed to help those most in need.
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Our research shows the world is not on track to achieve any of the Sustainable Development Goals. But with decisive action, we can still achieve a fairer, more sustainable and prosperous future.
The aftermath of a 2021 fire disaster in an abandoned building in central Johannesburg.
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Marie Huchzermeyer , University of the Witwatersrand ; Amira Osman , Tshwane University of Technology ; Hannah le Roux , University of the Witwatersrand ; Margot Rubin , Cardiff University ; Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon , University of the Witwatersrand ; Mfaniseni Fana Sihlongonyane , University of the Witwatersrand ; Neil Klug , University of the Witwatersrand ; Philip Harrison , University of the Witwatersrand ; Priscila Izar , University of the Witwatersrand ; Sarah Charlton , University of the Witwatersrand ; Sarita Pillay Gonzalez , University of the Witwatersrand , and Tanya Zack , University of the Witwatersrand
Armed police interventions are unconstitutional and incapable of addressing housing and safety in the inner city.
Many colonias along the Texas-Mexico border still lack basic infrastructure, including running water.
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Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US is no exception.
South African police officers at the scene of the burned building in Johannesburg.
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Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.
Gabonese woman embracing a soldier after the announcement of the coup.
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Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.
Cannabis plants.
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Contrary to popular views, it was not just uneducated and socially deviant individuals who were engaged in cannabis farming or trade.
Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to meet the tiny Catholic community of Mongolia is drawing considerable interest.
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A scholar of Roman Catholicism explains why Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, is significant.
Food insecurity can impact both a mother’s ability or decision to breastfeed, and also the ability to purchase baby formula.
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Low-income mothers with infants are struggling with food insecurity, which can lead to long-term health impacts for both mothers and children.
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AI chatbots can be educational tools but still have many drawbacks.
Nick Mailer
Britain’s most famous iconoclast presents a show of humour, beauty, and irreverence that reflects the complexities and contradictions in being human.
Debt renegotiation between debtors (mostly older, minority women) and debt collectors (in green and from behind). December 2019, debt renegotiation fair in Vitoria (Espirito Santo) Brazil.
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In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.
Affordable housing in Ghana is unavailable for most people.
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Ghana’s housing deficit needs immediate attention.
The British Miracle Meat presenter, Greg Wallace, onstage at a food festival in 2019.
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Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi spews lava during an eruption on May 23, 2023. Over 250,000 people live nearby.
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For some people, it’s a choice based on cultural beliefs or economic opportunities provided by the volcano. Other times it’s less a choice than the only option.
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With the right investment in health and education, Nigeria’s high population can spur economic development.
Ghana’s population can be described as rapidly urbanising and young.
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Ghana’s implementation of key population policies has not been consistent.
French prime minister Elisabeth Borne and president Emmanuel Macron during a meeting of an interministerial crisis unit.
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On the issue of working-class neighbourhoods, as on others, Emmanuel Macron has failed to find the path to a common project.
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Early childhood poverty is in fact a risk factor for lower educational attainment, poorer cognition and worse mental health.