One of the Most Dangerous Volcanos in the World is Threatening to Blow its TopThe Cotopaxi Volcano in Ecuador is considered one of the world’s most dangerous. Its peak looms over the capitol, Quito and...
Infographic of the Day: The World’s Most Neglected Humanitarian EmergenciesToday’s map comes from a UN entity called the Central Emergency Response Fund. It shows where some $70 million of...
Rwanda is an International Development Success Story. But Can it Survive Climate Change?Many international development experts will tell you Rwanda is a modern success. Since the 1994 genocide, the government has instituted...
High Drama, UN-StyleIt was high drama, UN style. Negotiations went late into the night…sometimes very late, with sessions breaking at 5:30 am....
This is What Inequality Looks Like in South Africa’s Most Prestigious University TownGrahamstown is the picture perfect sleepy town. I live on top of one of its many hills. At night, I can...
Episode 74: Jessica JackleyJessica Jackley co-founded Kiva and revolutionized micro-lending. Her new memoir Clay, Water, Brick tells the story of the founding of...
UNESCO Rebuilt These Ancient Mausoleums in Timbuktu that Were Destroyed By Religious ExtremistsA recent surge in violence in northern Mali that saw an attack on a MINUSMA convoy kill six Burkinabe peacekeepers...
Kenyans are Elated to Welcome President Obama. But There’s Some Big Disappointment, TooPresident Obama is visiting Kenya this week. This is his first trip to his father’s country of birth since becoming...
A Drought (And Doubts) In North KoreaRain is coming to Korea. The drought that cracked the rice paddies in North Korea during the month of June...
