The United Nations Development Programme's 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report shows that 1.1 billion of 6.3 billion people live in acute multidimensional poverty, and over half of them are children.

The report has also found that there tend to be much higher levels of poverty in conflict-affected settings.

Channel Africa's Mabu Boloka spoke to the Human Development Report Office's Chief Statistician at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Yanchun Zhang and the Director of Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Professor Sabina Alkire.

The United Nations Development Programme's 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report shows that 1.1 billion of 6.3 billion people live in acute multidimensional poverty, and over half of them are children.
The report has also found that there tend to be much higher levels of poverty in conflict-affected settings.
Channel Africa's Mabu Boloka spoke to the Human Development Report Office's Chief Statistician at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Yanchun Zhang and the Director of Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, Professor Sabina Alkire.

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The 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report shows that 1.1 billion of people live in acute poverty

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative has won the Global Alliance World Public Relations & Communication Award in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Category. The category celebrates initiatives that go beyond words to deliver meaningful, sustainable change. Global Alliance's President and Chief Executive Officer, Justin Green says Re. Bag. Re. Use exemplifies the power of innovative public relations to address pressing global challenges, by re-purposing waste into functional products. Samora Mangesi spoke to Regine Le Roux, founder of Re-Bag Re-Use.

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative has won the Global Alliance World Public Relations &amp; Communication Award in the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Category. The category celebrates initiatives that go beyond words to deliver meaningful, sustainable change. Global Alliance's President and Chief Executive Officer, Justin Green says Re. Bag. Re. Use exemplifies the power of innovative public relations to address pressing global challenges, by&nbsp;re-purposing waste into functional products. Samora Mangesi spoke to Regine Le Roux, founder of Re-Bag Re-Use.

Re. Bag. Re. Use Initiative wins awards for its innovation of  re-purposing waste into functional products

New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the leading cause of death among young children, particularly those born at home. Developed by Save the Children and Hawassa University College of Medicine & Health Sciences (HUCMHS), the easy-to-use screening tools are colour-coded and include a laminated card and a plastic tool with a 90-degree "heel holder" to guide where to place a baby's heel for the measurement. The tools - which were informed by health workers and mothers and have already been tested in a hospital-based study - are to be rolled out in a controlled trial in the south of Ethiopia as the first step towards a potential adoption in mainstream health services across the country.  Samora Mangesi spoke to Dr Fitsum Belay, Consultant Neonatologist at Hawassa University in Ethiopia..

New low-cost tools that measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia in an initiative to help tackle the leading cause of death among young children, particularly those born at home. Developed by Save the Children and Hawassa University College of Medicine &amp; Health Sciences (HUCMHS), the easy-to-use screening tools are colour-coded and include a laminated card and a plastic tool with a 90-degree "heel holder" to guide where to place a baby's heel for the measurement. The tools - which were informed by health workers and mothers and have already been tested in a hospital-based study - are to be rolled out in a controlled trial in the south of Ethiopia as the first step towards a potential adoption in mainstream health services across the country.&nbsp; Samora Mangesi spoke to Dr Fitsum Belay, Consultant Neonatologist at Hawassa University in Ethiopia..

New tool to  measure newborn babies' feet to screen for prematurity or low birth weight are under trial in Ethiopia

The death toll from stampedes at two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has risen to at least 32, police confirmed on Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, were caught in crowd surges as people scrambled for food amidst the country's severe cost-of-living crisis. Samora Mangesi spoke to Channel Africa's Nigerian correspondent, Jonathan James Lyamgohn..

The death toll from stampedes at two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has risen to at least 32, police confirmed on Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, were caught in crowd surges as people scrambled for food amidst the country's severe cost-of-living crisis. Samora Mangesi spoke to Channel Africa's Nigerian correspondent, Jonathan James Lyamgohn..

The 2024 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report shows that 1.1 billion of people live in acute poverty

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