Kategori: Index-it

I often find myself looking up indexes comparing economic development, environment, culture and social rights by country.

Africa Check

Africa Check is a non-profit organisation set up in 2012 to promote accuracy in public debate and the media in Africa. The goal of their work is to raise the quality of information available to society across the continent.

As former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says: “For democracies to function properly, for people to make informed decisions about their lives, the claims made in the public domain must be held up to scrutiny and their veracity checked openly and impartially.

“I salute the work of Africa Check, as an important initiative engaging with journalists and citizens across the continent to raise the level of public debate.”

Link: Africa Check

Politifact

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.

PolitiFact is run by editors and reporters at The Poynter Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit school for journalists based in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The PolitiFact state sites are run by news organizations that have partnered with the Times. The state sites and PunditFact follow the same principles as the national site.

Link: Politifact and Politifact Global News

World Health Organisation (WHO)

The World Health Organisation have one overlaying goal: Better health for everyone, everywhere.

Their primary function is to direct and coordinate international health work through collaboration.

Working together, the WHO partnerships attain health objectives by supporting national health policies and strategies.

The organisation have 194 Member States, across six regions, and working from more than 150 offices. WHO partner with countries, the United Nations system, international organisations, civil society, foundations, academia and research institutions.

Link: WHO

WHO is a SDG partner.