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Technology Colombia

29. November 2024

Milestone Change in Child Marriage Law

Colombia's congress has voted to change a law that allows minors to get married.

Families gather to watch television, use their mobiles and cook inside illuminated huts, thanks to newly installed solar panels in the village of Piyulaga.

Society Amazon Rainforest

23. November 2024

Remote Residents in These Countries Now Have Solar Electricity in Their Homes!

Houses in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru have been equipped with solar panels, providing residents with clean, cheap, and low-maintenance electricity, and empowering communities.

Society Oman

22. November 2024

Historic Social Security Plans for This Nation!

Oman has implemented a new social protection law that could lead to the creation of a universal social security system for Omani nationals and residents, including poorer socioeconomic groups and migrant workers.

Society The World

21. November 2024

A Global Drop in Inflation, Without a Recession? Now That’s a Win

The International Monetary Fund has just announced that the global war against inflation has largely been won.

Society Kenya

20. November 2024

No Child Left Hungry: School Initiative Expected to Cover the Whole Nation

Kenya has launched a program that is expected to ensure every school-going child has a meal by 2030.

UNHCR caseworkers are helping stateless residents in the Chiang Mai region of Thailand with their citizenship applications.

Society Thailand

18. November 2024

Fixing Statelessness forHalf a Million People!

Thailand adopted a measure aimed at dramatically reducing statelessness, addressing the situation for nearly 500,000 people who are currently registered as stateless in the Southeast Asian country.

Tonga, Niuatoputapu Island, Portrait Of Girls

Society Tonga

17. November 2024

A Promising Future: Less Poverty, More Equality Here

According to a newly released report, the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga has reduced its poverty rate and improved its inequality, and the recommendations contained therein suggest a brighter future for the Oceanian island country.

Society Norway

16. November 2024

A Safer Future: “Doomsday” Food Vault Gets Thousands of New Seeds

30,000 additional seed samples were just added to the world's most extensive collection of agricultural biodiversity located in the Global Seed Vault in Norway, further boosting the safety box's collection.

A view of Mechuka town with paths leading to it and mountains in background, Mechuka, West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Society India

15. November 2024

A New Era of Peace: Border Dispute Resolved in Historic Deal

China and India struck a deal to resolve a border dispute in the western Himalayas’ Ladakh region, ending a four-year military standoff and thus creating a basis for peace and tranquility along the border.

Society Thailand

14. November 2024

Numbers Don’t Lie: Campaigns Lead to Less Teen Pregnancies

Thailand has successfully brought down the number of teenage mothers aged 15-19 by half over the past decade.