Human Development Index

India’s Children: Plagued by Preventable Diseases from Poor Sanitation

By Malini Shankar
Though the state of Karnataka in India counts for a higher Human Development Index of 0.478 against the national average of 0.472 in the subcontinent, the continued deficit in water and sanitation continues and the children there are bearing the brunt of the lack of infrastructure.

Swelling Ethiopian Migration Casts Doubt on its Economic Miracle

By Chalachew Tadesse
The 28 Ethiopian migrants of Christian faith murdered by the Islamic State (IS) on Apr. 19 in Libya had planned to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of work in Europe.

Starvation Strikes Zimbabwe’s Urban Dwellers

By Jeffrey Moyo
As unemployment deepens across this Southern African nation and as the country battles to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the December 2015 deadline, thousands of urban Zimbabweans here are facing starvation.


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