The Climate-Conflict NexusNew research on the climate-conflict nexus. “The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that...
There are 53,000 Refugees Stranded in Greece. I met one of them. She is 7 months pregnant and couldn’t find help.Ed note. This is a guest post by Shaliz Navab a student at the University of Edinburgh. She was a manager of...
The Panama Papers-Africa-Mining ConnectionThis was bound to happen. “Offshore companies connected to 44 of Africa’s 54 countries appear in the Panama Papers leak,...
Arsalan Iftikhar Battles IslamophobiaArsalan Iftikhar is the author of the new book Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms. Arsalan is...
IS Now Targeting Hazaras in AfghanistanThe long oppressed minority group was trying to flex its political muscles.“Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Sunday ordered a 10-day ban...
And the Winner of the First UN Sec Gen Straw Poll is…Former UN Refugee Agency Chief Antonio Guterres! Helen Clark, meanwhile, came in fourth place. But there will be more polls....
Here’s How the Next UN Secretary General Candidate Will be SelectedToday, the Security Council will hold its first major meeting on selecting the next Secretary General of the United Nations. The...
UN Secretary General Candidate Conversations: Helen ClarkHelen Clark is a candidate to become the next UN Secretary General. She’s the former Prime Minister of New Zealand,...
The Food Crisis in Southern Africa is Now on Par with Syria and South SudanThe World Food Program has activated its own internal emergency response mechanism, elevating the food crisis caused by El Nino...
