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On the other hand, the HRMI gives South Korea a positive score in ensuring basic rights such as food and health for its people. The right to food is 97.3% of what should be possible with South Korea’s GDP per capita, indicating that the majority of the population has adequate access to food, according to the HRMI. Despite extra measures, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accounted for 7,622 child soldiers in global conflicts as of 2022.

Additionally, seaweed farming requires no fresh water, feed or land and creates no carbon emissions. “It’s incredible from an ecological standpoint,” said Robert Jones, director of The Nature Conservancy. Seaweed also acts like a sponge, removing excess waste from the sea, improving water quality and providing new habitats for fish and other aquatic life.

U.N. Women launched the Women Economic Empowerment Program to support Ugandan women defying gender stereotypes in fish farming. Initiated in 2019, the fish farming program aims to promote greater income security and decent work for Ugandan women, empowering them with economic autonomy by 2050. Creating affordable housing is not straightforward, especially given the financial resources governments need to expand low-income housing programs. Simply increasing the number of available houses does not automatically make them affordable. Public housing construction often requires additional measures such as rent control and subsidies to be truly accessible.

With more than $1 billion mobilized to finance female-owned businesses, AFAWA serves as a beacon of hope and empowerment for women entrepreneurs. The AfDB provides these women with essential financial tools and support, enabling them to build successful businesses, contribute to their communities and drive economic growth. AFAWA collaborates with financial institutions to improve lending practices for women, offers capacity-building programs and advocates for policy changes that support women entrepreneurs. Concern Worldwide’s efforts in the DRC closely align with tackling issues similar to those addressed by Oxfam, having provided immediate life-saving support to more than 400,000 individuals in 2023, including Global News nutrition assistance.

Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled the country, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. If circumstances have changed since you last contributed, we hope you'll consider contributing to HuffPost once more. While White House spokesman Sean Spicer described US-Mexico relations as "phenomenal," the Mexico Foreign Secretary said his government "do[es] not have to accept provisions that one government unilaterally wants to impose on the other." As the British government prepares to withdraw from the European Union, Scotland drafts a policy to formally split from the United Kingdom. Whether or not the Trump administration sides with Turkey or European skeptics could shape the course of the war against ISIS.

Peppercorn points out that slums are not merely residential areas for low-income citizens but also hubs of cultural and economic growth, fostering commercial activity with fruit stands, barber stalls and other small businesses. Instead of demolishing these communities for noncompliance with housing codes, governments could provide access to resources that help residents meet legal standards. While this strategy may not enhance living standards in every aspect, it could prove more sustainable in the long term compared to enforcing home ownership and relocating families. Warming waters, coastal degradation and international competition threatened the livelihoods of the Zanzibari women. That’s when I realized that the environment was no good,” said Sada Hemed Suleiman, a local seaweed farmer.