Ukraine now a world leader in the driver, to digitize government services, from digital passports to apps that allow conscripts to update their details in the draft register or issue air alerts.
Due to acute water shortages, residents of Kabul often have to wait for drinking water for hours at the dwindling wells in the Afghan capital. Within the next five to six years, urbanization and climate change could deplete the city’s groundwater,the United Nations cautions.
One of the top entry points for migrants under the age of eighteen who enter the United States without proper documentation or adult companions is still South Texas.Although fewer crossings took place in the fiscal year 2024 than in previous years, the risks these children face remain concerning.
Many of the estimated 176,000 migrants living in Lebanon are African women who are working menial jobs.Many of them have been displaced since the start of the conflict and are facing uncertain futures.
This week marks 1,000 days of fighting in Ukraine.For millions of Ukrainians, including 32-year-old Oleh Reshetnyak and his loved ones in Kyiv, the mounting death toll, air raid sirens, and explosions have been a grim reality.
Over half a million people, many of them were refugees who initially fled the Syrian conflict, have fled Lebanon into Syria in the last two months.According to those returning to Idlib, Syria’s last opposition stronghold, they are fleeing to a location that is marginally safer than Lebanon,without homes, jobs or humanitarian aid waiting for them.
The rise of ChatGPT and other AI tools has sparked debate in higher education, raising questions about integrity and ethics in knowledge generation, teaching, and learning. Some South African educational institutions are adopting a proactive stance by incorporating AI into their curricula. Experts say that this measure helps level the playing field for all students …
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The World Bank is helping Malawi’s most vulnerable communities in coping with the effects of the drought and storms that the country has been facing since 2022.Increased community involvement, according to participants, would result in more immediate program outcomes.
Toxic air is choking Pakistanis. As cooler weather arrives, the perpetually poor air quality has risen to hazardous levels, disrupting with everyday activities. According to experts, the problem that returns each winter will get worse over time.
Some 68,000 women are serving in Ukraine’s armed forces as of June, 10,000 of whom are engaged in combat.Women are occupying positions that until recently were considered men’s, and they often end up wearing men’s uniform.But thanks to volunteers, that might be changing.