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People stand in line to receive vouchers at a food distribution center supported by the World Food Program in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 3, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. The photo shows several men lined up in a queue. They are all wearing facemasks. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Why Private Sector Engagement Should Be Part of the Solution in the Developing World

by Martin Short

It’s time we push for a broader COVID-19 response that recognizes the role of business in systemic and behavior change

Poverty
Opposition supporters celebrate in Lilongwe, Malawi, on February 4, 2020 after a court annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika the winner—ordering a new vote June 23. The photo shows a man in a stilt costume dancing. This is a striking photo. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara

Coronavirus in Malawi

by Allison Daniel, Fanuel Meckson Bickton

Shutdowns reversed amid an upcoming election, other disease threats, and more than half the population living in poverty

Children play in water pipes at a construction site on the banks of the Yamuna River on July 26, 2010in the northern Indian city of Allahabad. Picture shows several rows of large, concrete sewer pipes stacked on top of each other with their fat openings facing the camera. Each is large enough to fit one child huddled at the opening. About ten children can be seen climbing about on the feature. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Poverty

How to Prevent a Million Children’s Deaths

by Abraham D. Flaxman, Rohina Joshi

Closing gap on child mortality for UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 in ten years may take baby steps, not giant leaps