The global TB burden is actually worse than previously thoughtNew data from the WHO. “While efforts to respond to TB saved more than 3 million lives in 2015, the...
Beware the Global SuperbugAt the United Nations last month there was a major meeting at the sidelines of the General Assembly about an...
Burundi moves to withdraw from the ICC. No country has ever done that before.It’s almost as if the government does not want to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. “Lawmakers in Burundi overwhelmingly...
New “Global Hunger Index” ReleasedData are from an annual report of the International Food Policy Research Institute. “Hunger levels in developing countries have fallen...
This Leading Global Development Expert is a Big Optimist. Here’s Why.Charles Kenny is an optimist. He’s the author of several book about global development, including Getting Better: Why Global Development Is...
UN Launches Haiti Appeal“The U.N. humanitarian agency in Geneva made an emergency appeal Monday for nearly $120 million in aid, saying about 750,000...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Won The Nobel Peace Prize. But His Peace Plan is Under Threat. Here’s WhyColombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today. It was a fitting honor for a man...
Humanity Affirming Stat of the DayLife expectancy is sharply increased. “The Global Burden of Disease study, which regularly reviews the causes of illness, disability and...
The Next UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “Speaks Truth To Power.” (So how is it that the most powerful countries in the world selected him?)Antonio Guterres is a paradoxical figure to become the next UN Secretary General. As the longtime head of the UN...
