By 2030, the number of 15-to-24-year-olds will increase by 100 million – where will they find work?As 1.3 billion young people prepare to enter the labor force by 2030, a new UN report says the only...
Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really.Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed...
The Trump Administration is Leaving the UN Agency That Promotes Freedom of the PressThe Trump administration formally announced today that is is withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN’s scientific and cultural agency. The US...
More and More Children are in School Around the World, But They Are Not Learning MuchGetting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a...
Can A Better Way to Measure Conflict-Related Deaths Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?The UN General Assembly kicked off its 72nd session this week, and its new president, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, has...
How Can the International Community Do Hurricane Response Better?With Houston still reeling from Hurricane Harvey, Irma causing massive havoc in the Caribbean, and more storms on the way,...
This is How a Mudslide Can Kill So Many People in Sierra LeoneRainy season is currently upon Sierra Leone but this year the rains brought more than the country can handle. Heavy...
Map of the Day: A New Food EmergencyToday’s map comes from a UN-entity known as the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification program. This is a group of...
Everything you know about Sweatshops is WrongSubscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or get the app to listen later. Chris Blattman is a development economist who routinely conducts experiments to test ideas related...
