The UN is Warning of a Massive Crisis as Desert Locusts Ravage East AfricaDesert locusts are killing crops across East Africa and in so doing, threatening the food supply of millions of people....
The Only Nuclear Arms Treaty, “New START,” is ExpiringNew START’s Significance Anxiety looms as the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia may be...
Cameroon Has Been Lead by the Same Man For Nearly 40 Years. Is Democratic Change Possible?The President of Cameroon is named Paul Biya. He’s been the president of Cameroon since 1982. Before that, from 1975,...
These are the Top Hunger Crises to Watch in 2020 According to the UN World Food ProgramAt the start of the year, the World Food Program issued a forecast of where it expects to find the...
How Community Health Workers Prevent Conflict in KenyaDr. Roseanne Njiru is a sociologist at the University of Nairobi who has conducted cutting edge field research that finds...
The Trump Administration Seeks Massive Cuts to the World Health Organization and UN Peacekeeping. Also, the Total Elimination of Funding for UNICEFThe budget request released this week by the White House recommends large cuts to US payments to several United Nations...
The Crisis in Yemen is Getting WorseFor a brief period this fall, it appeared that the crisis in Yemen was de-escalating. Fighting had reached some of...
The Fight Against ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ Gets a BoostExplanation of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and its Impact January 30th, 2020 marked the very first World NTD Day, a...
A Key UN Committee Ruled that Climate Refugees Deserve Special Protection. Here’s Why That MattersThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Yvonne Su, University of...
