The Rogun Dam is being built in Tajikistan, one of the poorest countries in Asia and the poorest in central Asia. The International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) puts the country's ...

WASHINGTON/PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries ...

Critics of the Trump administration’s early actions on global health—withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok ...

Tajikistan is the poorest country in Central Asia, and it also remains the most polluted, according to a recent survey of global air quality. The 2024 World Air Quality Report, compiled by Swiss-based ...

It is fitting for a range that is dotted with gold mines, including Kumtor, one of Central Asia’s largest and a symbol of ...

On February 25th Sir Keir Starmer chopped Britain’s aid budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of gross national income to spend more on defence. France, the most generous Western donor after America, will this ...

19 of the world’s 20 poorest countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with Afghanistan as the only non-African country on the list. Despite being the second-fastest-growing region after Asia ...

In 2025, countries like South Sudan, Burundi, and Malawi face severe poverty, with low GDP per capita. Factors such as political instability, poor infrastructure, limited education, and health ...

Non-profits in the region advocating for migrant workers, wildlife, LGBTQ rights and other causes are scrambling to find new ...

The cause is a lack of transparency, said Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), with countries preferring to keep their activities behind the veil ...