New Analysis: 1 in 12 Children Face “Bleaker Prospects” Than Their Parents. Here’s WhyThe future doesn’t look so bright for 180 million children. Despite major improvements in child well-being around the world over...
This is what a “Marshall Plan” For Sustainably Rebuilding Storm Ravaged Caribbean Could Look LikeHurricane season officially ends today. And more than two months after deadly storms tore through the region, full recovery is...
This is How Prevalent Child Labor is Around the World Today. Can the Sustainable Development Goals Totally Eradicate it 7 Years from Now?The world fell short of its goal to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016. Now, amid conflicts,...
The Zimbabwe Crisis and Fall of Robert Mugabe, ExplainedZimbabwe has had exactly one leader in its entire 37 year history as an independent country. That was, until November...
A Major Global Report About Nutrition Around World Shows That We Are All Eating the Wrong ThingsThe 2017 Global Nutrition report was released last week. It describes a world where people are eating the wrong things. While it...
An Obscure Debate in the UK Over What Counts as “Foreign Aid” Has Big Global ImplicationsAn arcane debate in the United Kingdom about what properly qualifies as “foreign aid” could have a big impact on...
“I can’t imagine this will not be one of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophes we’ve seen in decades.”Amidst the political upheaval in Saudi Arabia this week, a decision by the newly empowered Saudi Crown price to impose...
In the midst of a Cash Crisis, More and More Zimbaweans are Turning to BitcoinPaper money is everywhere. It’s a fundamental part of daily life, from loose change and coins, to large transactions and...
This year’s big UN climate conference starts today. Here’s what you need to know.Last year, on November 7 in Marrakech, Morocco, representatives of the world’s governments gathered to discuss their plans for implementing...
