August2017
-
Helping Bangladesh become resilient to climate change threats
Aug 4, 2017News Hour More than nearly any country in the world, Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to the steadily growing effects of climate change. The South, Southwest, and Southeast coastal regions are increasingly susceptible to frequent and severe... -
Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the region. According to a joint United Nations report, women in the country have a 1 in 52 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes. To solve... -
Children are doing a battle for education in Iraq
Aug 4, 2017News Hour The ongoing conflict in Iraq has left a total of 11 million people, including 5.1 million children, in need of humanitarian assistance. Children make up almost half of the 3 million Iraqis displaced by... -
Watch two decades of changes in Helheim Glacier in NASA airborne surveys
Aug 4, 2017News Hour Helheim Glacier is the fastest flowing glacier along the eastern edge of Greenland Ice Sheet and one of the island’s largest ocean-terminating rivers of ice. Helheim is about 4 miles wide on average, but... -
MIT and other innovators design novel solutions for aid emergency at an Hackathon
Aug 3, 2017News Hour Hazardous environments such as disaster sites and conflict zones present many challenges for emergency response. But the new field of functional fabrics — materials modified to incorporate various sensors, connect to the internet, or... -
Manjusha Banerjee, an inspiration for women in stand-up comedy
Aug 3, 2017News Hour: Manjusha Banerjee is an Indian stand-up comedian, originally from Kolkata. Apart from this, she is also an IT professional. She created a character called “Ruposhee” which is roleplayed by her. News Hour had an... -
Uber released new community guidelines for Bangladesh
Aug 3, 2017News Hour: Popular Ride-sharing app Uber has released new community guidelines for riders and drivers of Bangladesh. The updated Community Guidelines explain the kind of behavior that Uber expects from both riders and drivers when using the app.... -
Government of Bangladesh wants to work with NGOs to deliver inclusive social protection
Aug 3, 2017News Hour: Save the Children, with six other consortium members, is implementing Suchana aiming to significantly reduce the incidence of stunting in the districts of Sylhet and Moulvibazar in Bangladesh, where the highest rates of stunting... -
26 more Alliance factories in Bangladesh achieve substantial completion of Corrective Action Plans
Aug 3, 2017News Hour: The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety announced that during the month of July, 26 additional Alliance-affiliated factories completed all material components outlined in their Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), bringing the total number of factories... -
Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding
Aug 3, 2017News Hour: No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative...
