We are under 6 weeks away from Rio+20, a major global confab dedicated to sustainable development. Access to energy is one important part of the debate we will have in Rio.
If this conflict escalates, there is a distinct possibility -- probability, really -- that significant violence will be leveled against civilian populations.
President Obama gave a speech at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum today announcing the creation of a new Atrocities Prevention Board, a standing inter-agency group tasked with formulating a response to mass atrocities or to prevent potential mass atrocities from being carried out.
USAID launched "Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday," a new USA-led global push to eliminate unnecessary child deaths around the world. I spoke with USAID Administration Dr. Raj Shah about this new project for a UN Dispatch podcast.
Perhaps the most dramatic example of climate change affecting the health, wealth and prosperity of a rich country is the epic drought in some parts of the United States, particularly the South West and South East.
