Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa where companies close down mines that are no longer profitable, leaving informal miners to illegally enter them to try and find leftover deposits. Large groups often go underground for months to maximize their profits, taking food, wate...
people in immigration detention with removal notices to Rwanda had been on hunger strike, despite being threatened with faster deportations if they refused to eat. At a protest outside Brook House on the weekend, one person detained inside spoke to the crowd saying “[The] Home Office are ...
There are several reasons why India is a poor country. Some have historical roots and others derive strength from socio-political structures. Lack of effective governance and corruption has only sustained Indian poverty.
They argue that many natural resources are finite and non-renewable and that the more people on Earth there are to consume these resources, the faster these resources will be depleted. Indeed, it may seem self-evident to many today, as it did to Malthus, that Earth’s capacity to sustain...
Absolutely, I definitely do. A lot of philanthropists come in and look at our foundation and say, “Oh, my God, I could never do that.” It takes a long time to build an institution. So people are looking for different ways to do it. I think her model is a great model, and I ...
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And strangely that UN peacekeepers, Rwanda and Wagner all were on the same side. It's not too strange because we've now found ourselves in this very strange world with this new version of PMCs where they are supposed to be on the same side. [00:33:05] Jordan Harbinger: By the way,...
Rwanda and Colombia may well have made all these changes to the ‘law on the books’ but what evidence is there that it has enhanced credit availability in practice or even that the reforms have taken root and work well with other parts of the legal system? The underlying message from DB...
Through virtual and in-person consultation and facilitation local organisations are supported to implement Triple P and other evidence-based practices and programmes. Results Three initiatives are at different stages of progress. These initiatives, in Kenya, South Africa and Rwanda show how a ...
One of the biggest threats mountain gorillas face istheir habitat being taken over by humans. People moving into the areas around the gorillas’ habitat are taking over the land and using it for agriculture and living, leaving less space for the gorillas to roam safely. ...