When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, aid organizations worldwide struggled to identify vulnerable households quickly and fairly. Many people who needed help were left behind. Woojin Jung, an assistant ...

Poverty is prevalent in nearly every facet of urban life. Few cities lack corners with tents of homeless individuals struggling to get by. While there is no easy solution to systemic issues that often ...

Over the last decade the impoverished residents of West Point, the largest seaside slum in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, have had a front row seat on the devastating impacts of climate change. During ...

Government investments in infrastructure in Nigeria will remain insufficient as urban populations grow. Frederic Soltan/Getty Images All these pressures, combined with poor planning, make life ...