While technology is by no means a solution to displacement, it can improve the lives of those who have been uprooted from their homes as a result of conflict or persecution In June 2014, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that the number of global refugees had, for the first time since the Second World War, exceeded 50 million. The following year, more than one million refugees crossed the Mediterranean into Europe, with around 800,000 of these travelling via the

Between January and August 2019, more than 72,000 fires broke out across Brazil, with many blazing in the Amazon rainforest. This figure represented an 84 percent increase on the previous year. With the destruction of forests known to speed up climate change, a way to reduce or prevent deforestation must be found quickly before irreversible damage is done. One solution is ecotourism, a form of responsible travel that aims to conserve the environment. Seeking to benefit local communities rather

With a GDP per capita of $64,906, the US is the seventh-wealthiest nation in the world, ranking behind Qatar but ahead of Denmark. Among the country’s 50 states, though, there is colossal disparity between the country’s richest and poorest citizens. This difference, measured by median household income, was recorded at $37,335 in 2019. World Finance takes a look at the five wealthiest states and the unique factors that contribute to their economic strength. 1 – Maryland Maryland currently hold

Recent studies reveal it is no longer viable for insurers to back the coal industry due to the associated climate risks. This has the potential to herald a positive move away from fossil fuels altogether Coal is said to be the most polluting fossil fuel in terms of carbon. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that the past few years have seen a rise in insurance firms refusing to provide cover to the industry. Since March, US insurers Chubb and AXIS Capital, along with Australian firms QBE Insuran

A quarter of a century after the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda’s economy appears to be thriving, with annual GDP growth averaging 7.76 percent between 2000 and 2019, and growth expected to continue at a similar pace over the next few years. In light of the country’s chilling history, it is a curious state of affairs that Rwanda, a country once defined by death and conflict, has developed its economy to such an extent that it now aims to be an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a high-income one b

The trade war between the US and China has been wide in scope, but on December 12, US President Donald Trump signed off ‘phase one’ of a deal with China, following extensive discussions with his advisors. Agreeing to the deal has enabled Trump to avert the introduction of new tariffs, which were due on December 15 and expected to affect around $160bn worth of Chinese consumer goods. Although the terms of the deal have now been approved by Trump, the legal text must still be finalised. Phase one

Across Europe, the pay gap between men and women continues to average 16 percent. Luxembourg leads the way with the smallest wage gap, at 5.5 percent, whereas it is widest in Estonia, at 26.9 percent. Despite legislative changes in some countries, including the UK’s Equality Act of 2010, it remains abundantly clear that women are still not being paid the same as their male counterparts throughout the course of their careers. In addition, recent studies have revealed that this pay gap becomes wid

On my second day working in one of the refugee camps in northern France, one of the younger men spoke of his hopes for the future. He eagerly told me that getting to England is what's keeping him going. It's all he thinks about – every day, every night. This remarkable hope and extraordinary resilience has continued to strike me when working with the refugees; we need to continue to give them hope for a more stable life through offering our support until a better long term solution is put in pl