More than half the world’s population lives in urban areas, UN report finds
The world's urban population has ballooned to 3.9 billion, or 54 percent of the total population, in 2014, the United Nations reported today. By 2050, this proportion is expected to increase to 66 percent.
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Where ‘Smoke-Free’ Isn’t the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World
Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World…
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Engineers Lend Technical Aid to Developing Countries
Spencer Michels reports on how the 8,000 members of the non-profit group Engineers Without Borders are using their technical skills to bring clean water, sanitation and other engineering projects to communities in developing countries.
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Laptops Offer High-tech Hope in Developing Countries
The goal of the One Laptop per Child organization is to provide specially designed, low-cost laptops to children in the developing world. Organization founder Nicholas Negroponte details the campaign and the "Give One Get One" effort in the United States…
Retired businessman Frank Brady's charity Medical Missions for Children brings together American specialists with doctors in developing countries via teleconferencing to better treat children with rare illnesses. The NewsHour reports on the organization's work.
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