This is How Prevalent Child Labor is Around the World Today. Can the Sustainable Development Goals Totally Eradicate it 7 Years from Now?The world fell short of its goal to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016. Now, amid conflicts,...
An Obscure Debate in the UK Over What Counts as “Foreign Aid” Has Big Global ImplicationsAn arcane debate in the United Kingdom about what properly qualifies as “foreign aid” could have a big impact on...
By 2030, the number of 15-to-24-year-olds will increase by 100 million – where will they find work?As 1.3 billion young people prepare to enter the labor force by 2030, a new UN report says the only...
Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really.Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed...
More and More Children are in School Around the World, But They Are Not Learning MuchGetting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a...
Can A Better Way to Measure Conflict-Related Deaths Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?The UN General Assembly kicked off its 72nd session this week, and its new president, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, has...
Bangladesh Wants to Deport Rohingya to a Remote and Uninhabitable IslandBangladesh is forging ahead with a controversial plan to settle hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar on an isolated,...