Using Technology To Eliminate Maternal And Infant Mortality
Technology is responsible for the level of comfort, convenience and cooperation we enjoy with each other but it is not available everywhere. In countries where there is poor infrastructure the available technology has to be used to provide innovative ways to address many of the debilitating issues these underprivileged areas face. Around the world 360,000 mothers and 4 million babies die each year during child birth or shortly...
Iaea.org – International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is located in Vienna, Austria. It was first established in the year 1957 under the name of “Atoms For Peace”, and it is part of the United Nations family. The agency has regional offices in a plethora of countries, including the United States, Canada and Japan. Likewise, the IAEA runs research centers and scientific facilities in several locations like Vienna and Monaco. The mission of the Agency...
Grida.no – Environmental Knowledge For Change
Sadly, we are only starting to realize the depth and urgency of the planet and environment crisis, and though desperate times do call for desperate measures, it’s also true that in order to generate a true and meaningful change, more and better information is needed on these topics. Searching for a completely objective source of data is the epistemological chimera, but by visiting this site at least you can read what the UN’s...
GlobalPolicy.org – Monitoring Policy Making
Global Policy Forum is a non-profit association which overlooks the UN and the policies it designs to tackle the problems of globalization, hunger, healthcare and literacy around the world; the organization is a consultative organ of the UN. GlobalPolicy. org works very much like an average independent news site comprising objective news, information, analysis and other miscellanea resources as a means to generate awareness and...
Unesco.org – United Nations’ UNESCO
UNESCO is the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a multi-lateral agency that encourages international peace and universal respect by promoting collaboration among nations by conducting studies and sharing knowledge. In this site, users will be able to find institutional information, like committee integration and agendas, access to publications, regional offices and research projects. Since 2008 has...