South Africa Withdraws from ICCThis could be the beginning of the end of the International Criminal Court. “In a major blow to the International...
A journalist-turned NGO leader-turned scholar explains how corruption fuels terrorismSarah Chayes was a reporter for NPR working in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Then, in early 2002...
Samantha Power: “It is not hard to understand why some people feel let down that a woman was not chosen as the next UN Secretary-General.”Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United...
Huge Typhoon Strikes the PhilippinesAbout five million people are at risk. “Typhoon Haima has slammed into the northeastern Philippine coast, displacing tens of thousands...
Yemen ceasefire deal is reachedPrior attempts at ceasefires have not proven to be enduring. “The United Nations is hoping a 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen...
Yemen is on the Brink of FamineIn UN-speak there are five levels of “food insecurity.” This ranges from generally food secure to famine. The chart below,...
Massive Displacement expected as Mosul Offensive BeginsAid agencies have been warning for months that the fallout from an offensive would the largest and most complex humanitarian...
As Battle for Mosul Begins, Humanitarian Agencies Don’t Have the Funds to Pick Up the PiecesThe battle for Mosul has begun. The city of 1.5 million — Iraq’s second largest — fell to ISIS in 2014....
Better Know Antonio Guterres, your Next UN Secretary GeneralLast week the UN General Assembly officially elected Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General. Guterres is a well...
