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20Mar/17

Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country – report

March 20, 2017Human InterestAustralia, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Continents, Countries, Demography, Denmark, Environmental social science, Finland, France, Geography of Africa, Germany, Guinea, Human geography, Iceland, Landlocked countries, Least developed countries, Liberal democracies, Liberia, Life expectancy, Member states of NATO, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Member states of the United Nations, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oslo, Quality of life, Rwanda, Scandinavian countries, Social Issues, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, World Happiness Report, Yemensmbale

Norway displaces its neighbour Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report that assesses life expectancy, freedom, social support and corruption, among other measures.
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22Feb/17

Germany to “evaluate” migrants’ mobile phone data in certain cases – interior minister

February 22, 2017ImmigrationAdministrative territorial entities, Aftermath of war, Berlin, Countries, Country: Germany, Demography, Deportation, Environmental social science, Eritrea, European migrant crisis, Extradition, Forced migration, Geography of Africa, Germany, Mobile phone, Politics, Punishments, Refugee, Right of asylum, Social Issues, Sudan, Technology, Thomas de Maizieresmbale

Germany will begin to “evaluate” mobile phone data of migrants whose identity is in question and speed up the deportation process of people who were denied refugee status, the country’s interior minister said.

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13Jan/17

U.N. alarmed at migrants dying of cold, “dire” situation in Greece

January 13, 2017ImmigrationAftermath of war, BELGRADE, Bulgaria, Cecile Pouilly, Cultural globalization, Demography, Environmental social science, European migrant crisis, Forced migration, Geneva, Greece, Human geography, Human migration, Italy, Joel Millman, Politics, Population, Refugee, Right of asylum, Romania, Serbia, Social Issues, Switzerland, the world meteorological organization, Turkey, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeessmbale

Refugees and migrants are dying in Europe’s sudden cold weather and governments must do more to help them, the U.N. says.

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03Aug/15

African Data platform launched to challenge Global development community for accuracy of Data

August 3, 2015TechnologyAfrica, Articles, civil society, Data, Data Scientist, Development, Economics, Economy, Environmental social science, Facebook, Geographic information system, Ghana, International development, Kenya, London, Mariéme Jamme, Maternal health, Millennium Development Goals, New York, New York City, Poverty, Rwanda, Senegal, Social Issues, Socioeconomics, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Technology/Internet, ThoughtWorks, Zambiasmbale

“The African continent deserves better and more accurate data”

London August 2015 (ACCUR8DATA) – A group of prominent African leaders in the field of data and innovation from Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda and Senegal announced the launch of the Accur8Africa platform to improve the accuracy of data in the continent before the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York this coming September at the 70th United Nation General Assembly.
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