Mobile for Development

New “forecast-based financing” helps most vulnerable before a crisis

The Bangladeshi government and humanitarian agencies trialled a new form of aid for...

ICRC to directly communicate with migrants using cell phones

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have started to directly communicate...

UN-Habitat unveil new platform for reconstruction and development in Iraq

After a year of development, the Government of Iraq, in collaboration with the UN-Habitat,...

DFID launch new satellite programme to protect millions of farmers in Africa

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is using new early-warning...

IOM’s app for migrants launches four additional languages

On 13 November, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) launched it’s ‘MigApp’...

New report finds significant improvements to living conditions in Myanmar

A joint report conducted by the Central Statistical Organization, the UNDP, and the...

The UN has launched a new app to empower migrants in Africa

The United Nations International Orgnasation for Migration (IOM) has launched...

Smartphones are helping farmers in Latin America fight climate change

Thousands of smallholder farmers in Latin America are set to benefit from a new initiative...

Technology is transforming healthcare systems around the world

The pace of health innovation is accelerating rapidly with new technologies regularly...

The digital divide is closing: world’s least developed countries on track for universal internet

The UN have announced that the digital divide is narrowing with the world’s...

Gavi and CDC Group Expanding their Programmes through Partnership and Investment

Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, is exploring new partnerships to expand their reach in...

Technology Giving Access to Healthcare in Africa

Access to healthcare in Africa differs greatly from region to region; and from...

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