Leaders throughout the Arab world who seek to avoid the fate of Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia's Ben Ali would be wise to take heed to the recommendations of the 2009 Arab Human Development Report.
In a guest post Executive Director of Children's Health at the UN Foundation Andrea Gay describes a nationwide anti-measles campaign underway in Africa's most populous country.
UPDATE: In a press conference moments ago, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was unable to say whether or not Obama stands by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Today, more people have access to mobile phones than to clean water or an electrical grid. In a special guest post, Menekse Gencer explains how we can leverage the ubiquity of mobile phones to advance the Millennium Development Goals.
President Obama needs to step up big time. It is time he uses his greatest strength--his ability to orate -- to outlines a new American approach to the region.
I recently caught up with Millennium Promise CEO John McArthur. We spoke about what was accomplished at last September's MDG summit at the UN; what to expect from the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland; and discuss his new project: MDG Pledges.