by galaxydev | Jun 30, 2019 | Solution
Challenges More than a billion people in the world today experience disability (source: WHO website). These people generally have poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty. This is largely due to the barriers...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Highlighted, Solution
Challenge In developing countries, male and female scientists do not necessarily have access to well-equipped infrastructure and lack resources for gaining knowledge and hands-on experience in nanoscience and nanotechnology application areas, nanoscale materials...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In 2017, two back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria, hit the Caribbean countries, destroying homes, roads, utilities and livelihoods. In Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica, about 65 per cent of structures were severely damaged and more than 20,000...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge Intellectual property (IP) rights establish a secure legal framework for investment in and the commercialization of innovation and creativity, enabling firms, including innovative start-ups, to navigate the perilous process of transforming an idea into a...
by UNOSSC | Mar 17, 2019 | Solution
Challenge In recent years, South Asia has experienced frequent natural and human-caused crises. Sustained heavy rainfall in 2017 resulted in one of the worst floods that Nepal and Bangladesh have experienced. More than 8 million people were affected and many families...
