World Humanitarian Summit Kicks OffThe first ever World Humanitarian Summit convenes in Istanbul on May 23 and 24. This is a very big deal...
When Threatened By Violence, This Woman Found Refuge in a UN Refugee Center in…MexicoThis is a powerful story of a woman who was turned into a refugee because of gang violence in her...
And the Most #RefugeesWelcome Country in the World Is…A fascinating new survey from Amnesty. “China is the most welcoming country when it comes to refugees, according to a...
NIH Announces Big HIV Vaccine TrialAn early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa was showing promising results, so the US National Institutes of Health...
How One Senator is Trying to Change America’s Alliance with Saudi ArabiaSenator Chris Murphy wants to change a bedrock relationship in US foreign policy. In April this year he introduced legislation...
Zika Budget Battle Gets IntenseThe White House flatly rejected a House proposal for $622 million in Zika funding, suggesting it would veto the proposal....
There’s a “Gender Data Gap” that’s standing in the way of the Sustainable Development GoalsThere is a persistent problem problem in international development: the data just aren’t that good. This is particularly true with...
FARC agrees to demobilize child soldiersUNICEF facilitated the negotiations. “Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebel group has agreed to remove child soldiers from its ranks as part...
Calestous Juma: What The History of Margarine Can Teach Us About the Future of Global DevelopmentCalestous Juma is a prolific author who focuses on the intersection of society, science and international development. He is a...
