UN Officially Declares “Famine” in South SudanThe last major famine to strike killed over 200,000 people in Somalia in 2011. ”War and a collapsing economy have...
Beware the ArmywormThe warning from FAO follows a three day meeting in Harare. “Zimbabwe is likely to be the country hardest hit...
An Insider Describes How the Trump Administration is Shaking Up the State DepartmentDiplomacy runs in Bathsheba Crocker’s family. Sheba and her father Chester Crocker are the first parent-child combination to have both...
Good News on Yellow FeverThe outbreak killed nearly 1,000 people in DRC and Angola. “Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst yellow fever outbreak in decades...
Kenyan Docs Go to JailSeven union leaders involved in an ongoing strike have been sentenced to a month in Jail. “The nationwide strike involving...
It’s A Future of Government Summit and the Sustainable Development Goals Are Everywhere(World Government Summit, Dubai) — The World Government Summit is a futuristic event. Some presentations border on science fiction; like...
America’s Relationship to the UN Looms Large In Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ Address to the World Government Summit in Dubai(World Government Summit, Dubai) — This is the first major international conference since the election of Donald Trump and it...
North Korea Clearly Wants to Test TrumpThe timing is key. “North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, in...
PODCAST: Is “Gross National Happiness” the New GDP?(World Government Summit, Dubai) – One of the key themes running through this conference is that happiness is not simply...
