When a child is born, a clock starts ticking. Scientists have shown that half of a child’s intelligence potential is developed by the age of four. Early development makes a huge difference to life-long wellbeing.

It is little surprise that distinguished economists who studied responses to Haitian challenges have focused attention on powerful investments that target children in infancy and in the womb.

"Gastar dinero para mejorar la nutrición es una inversión fenomenal en todo el mundo, porque la nutrición temprana, que tiene un bajo costo, puede dar beneficios sustanciales para toda la vida".

Tanto los niños como los adultos necesitan una dieta de alta calidad, pero alimentar a los niños pequeños hace una gran diferencia para toda su vida. Los primeros 1.000 días de la vida de un niño –desde la concepción hasta los 2 años– son vitales para un desarrollo adecuado.

Domestic violence is a human rights issue, a public health issue and an economic development issue.

In Haiti, evidence from confidential surveys suggests that domestic violence is a serious problem: it appears that around 273,200 women suffer from severe physical and/or sexual violence per year. This adds up to 9.4 percent of the population of 14- to 49-year-old women.

Premier Szwecji Stefan Löfven spotyka w tym tygodniu w Bergen swoich kolegów premierów Danii, Norwegii, Islandii i Finlandii, żeby przedstawić wspólne stanowisko wobec celów rozwojowych ONZ  (Sustainable Development Goals - SDG).

Niestety, szefowie rządów mają pomieszane priorytety.

Как и Киотский протокол, чрезмерно раздутое по своему значению Парижское соглашение пало жертвой политической и экономической реальности.

Теперь, когда президент Дональд Трамп официально вывел Соединенные Штаты из договора, пришло время объявить, что весь киото-парижский подход к глобальному потеплению провалился и должен быть похоронен. Вместо того чтобы ссориться над трупом соглашения, лучше воспользоваться возможностью опробовать новый, более эффективный подход к решению проблемы.

Más que una bravuconada de los líderes mundiales, el planeta necesita un compromiso con la investigación y el desarrollo de la energía verde.

President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement leaves the US without a global warming policy. That is alarming. But the world’s response – to double down on the pact in opposition to Trump – should also cause concern.

There have been two conflicting responses to Trump’s decision – often heard from the very same person.

Environmentalists were aghast when President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate treaty, with some declaring that the very survival of our civilization was at stake. But is the Paris accord really all that stands between the planet and the worst of climate change? Certainly not.

This is not to deny that President Trump’s announcement was problematic. He failed to acknowledge that global warming is real and wrongly claimed that China and India are the “world’s leading polluters.” 

Low coverage rates for clean water and sanitation leave Haiti exposed to significant health burdens. According to the latest estimates, 72% of Haiti’s population lack access to improved sanitation facilities and use either shared facilities, other improved facilities, or defecate in the open.

In urban areas, 66% of the population lacks access to improved facilities while in rural areas, 81% of the total population lacks access to improved facilities.

Bjorn Lomborg to comment on the Paris Treaty on the Greg Gutfeld Show. He explained that the promises in the Paris Treaty were never enough to get anywhere near the 2°C target.