
Global aid cuts pose 'threat of major backsliding' with maternal deaths
The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
Guinea-Bissau is a West African nation that faces significant challenges from political instability and drug trafficking. A member of the U.N. and the Economic Community of West African Nations (ECOWAS), the country has a history of military coups. Its economy is largely agricultural, but the nation's fragile stability makes it a major transit point for drug smugglers, which has drawn international scrutiny and concern.
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The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
High shares of renewables are being integrated in the power sector, but not fast enough to fight climate change.