November 2023

Meet Rithy: Grandmother and Outreach Worker at the Heart of Cambodia’s HIV Response

Ly Rithy is at home in the cheerful company of her granddaughters, 7-year-old Tiya and 12-year-old Srey Pin. Nestled away from the high-energy hum of the main avenues of the Toul Sangke neighborhood in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Rithy’s home is found at the close of a quiet lane. Rithy laughs easily alongside her granddaughters as […]

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Life expectancy has increased across the world, but large differences remain Our World in Data

People are living longer around the world. Explore global data on life expectancy and how it has changed over time.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/Life-expectancy-thumbnail.png"/></a>People are living longer around the world. Explore global data on life expectancy and how it has changed over time.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/Life-expectancy-thumbnail.png"/></a> Read MoreOur World in Data

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Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres UN News – Global perspective Human stories

World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a “deadly tipping point” is reached, said the UN chief on Monday.World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a “deadly tipping point” is reached, said the UN chief on Monday. Read

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Period versus cohort measures: what’s the difference? Our World in Data

What do the terms “period” and “cohort” mean in statistics? How do they differ, and why does it matter?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/period-versus-cohort-measures-whats-the-difference" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/period-vs-cohort-thumbnail.png"/></a>What do the terms “period” and “cohort” mean in statistics? How do they differ, and why does it matter?<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/period-versus-cohort-measures-whats-the-difference" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/period-vs-cohort-thumbnail.png"/></a> Read MoreOur World in Data

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Why do women live longer than men? Our World in Data

Women tend to live longer than men around the world – but the sex gap in life expectancy is not a constant.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/why-do-women-live-longer-than-men" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/sex-gap-life-expectancy-thumbnail.png"/></a>Women tend to live longer than men around the world – but the sex gap in life expectancy is not a constant.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/why-do-women-live-longer-than-men" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/sex-gap-life-expectancy-thumbnail.png"/></a> Read MoreOur World in Data

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Climate Investment Funds appoints Tariye Gbadegesin as CEO  Environment Archives | Reuters News Agency

Reuters exclusively reported that The $11 billion multilateral lender Climate Investment Funds, which works with the World Bank and others to accelerate investment in the developing world, has appointed Tariye Gbadegesin as its new chief executive, the first African to take the helm.   The post Climate Investment Funds appoints Tariye Gbadegesin as CEO  appeared first

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