These 14 facts explain Ebola's growth, its effect on daily life and what resources are needed to fight it. Help us put pressure on world leaders to stop waiting and step up their response.
Policy
We want to get this out of the way quickly – international aid/foreign aid/official development assistance (ODA) – is confusing. There. We’ve said it. It's essential that all donor countries work within a clear framework to define and measure aid, but the current one isn't working. Here's 11 ways to put it right.
Here's a collection of some of the best data visualisations on global literacy, mortality, birth rates and more. Good news: Extreme poverty is declining, and life expectancy and incomes are on the up and up. Bad news: There's still lots of work to do!
Did you know that women make up half of Africa’s agricultural workforce overall, and more than half in several countries? Our report reveals that the gender gap in agriculture is making it impossible for African women to become the thriving farmers they need to be to pull themselves out of poverty and give their children a better life.