We Know a Food Crisis is Coming to Southern Africa. $549 Million Can Prevent it. Will the World Pony Up?A catastrophe is looming in southern Africa. This year’s historically intense El Nino sparked a region-wide drought that has decimated...
White House Hosts Global Development SummitPresident Obama, a few cabinet officials and representatives from civil society and the private sector are all on the agenda...
The SDGs are not yet a year old and already they are making a differenceIt’s been less than one year since the Sustainable Development Goals came to life. And already, there is evidence that...
Beware La NinaAnother coming climate phenomenon may have catastrophic consequences in some vulnerable communities. “Now that the 2015-2016 El Niño –one of...
Priscilla Clapp had a 30 Year Career as a Diplomat. Then She Wrote One of the Most Important Books About US Foreign PolicyPriscilla Clapp had a 30 year career in the state department, which ended in 2002 as the top US official...
International AIDS Conference Kicks Off — Focus on Finding a CureDurban plays host to a major, bi-annual international meeting of HIV/AIDS scientists, policy leaders, activists and others. ”As 18,000 people...
South Sudan’s President is Poised to Make Matters Worse| Latest from NiceThe regional IGAD group and the Security Council have both suggested that more peacekeepers are needed to stabilize South Sudan....
Congress Actually Did Something Worthwhile and in the Service of HumanityIf you follow US politics even just slightly you will probably be surprised to learn that Congress actually did something...
Kashmir Hospitals “Overwhelmed”The violence erupted this weekend after government troops killed a Kashmir rebel leader. ”Four days of clashes between anti-India protesters...
