COP 21 Down to the WireAt time of writing, delegates in Paris were racing the clock a head of a deadline of midnight tonight to...
The French Ambassador to the USA Just Summed Up The Totality of Climate Diplomacy in One TweetI asked Twitter’s greatest diplomat, the French ambassador to the USA, Gerard Araud, if he could predict what is going...
Why Are So Many Eritreans Fleeing their Country?After Syrians and Afghans, the largest nationality of people who are fleeing as refugees to Europe are Eritreans. And the...
A Dengue Vaccine is on the WayDengue used to be a disease of the tropics. But with climate change, it’s become endemic in parts of the...
Air Pollution Brings Beijing to a HaltThe world’s biggest emitter feels the pain. “Half of Beijing’s private cars were ordered off the streets Tuesday and many...
El Nino + ISIS. Why the UN is Preparing for the Toughest Year Ever.The numbers don’t lie. The United Nations is expecting 2016 to be the most challenging year ever for global humanitarian...
A Record Setting Appeal from OCHAThe UN launched a $20.1 billion emergency humanitarian appeal yesterday. This is the largest funding request ever made by OCHA,...
#EarthtoParisMany of the same partners who bring you the Social Good Summit during UN Week are convening the #EarthtoParis summit...
Episode 90: Emma SkyEmma Sky was an Arabist, working at the British Council in 2003 when the United Kingdom joined the US led...