COVID-19 is Forcing a Reckoning in the Humanitarian Aid IndustryThe constellation of UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and local actors that respond when people’s lives are upended by a natural...
The World Food Program Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. These Two Podcast Episodes Take You Inside the Work of the WFPThe World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution...
Why the UN Is Making the Case for Universal Health CoverageAmid a global pandemic, achieving universal health coverage may seem like an ambition for a later time. But in a...
Political Crisis in Cote D’IvoireIn early March Cote D’Ivoire president Alassane Ouatarra announced that he would not seek a constitutionally dubious third term in...
Major Crisis Erupts in Nagorno-KarabakhA major conflict has erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh, with some of the heaviest fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in decades. This...
The Link Between Gender and the Use of Clean Cookstoves and Solar Lighting in Rural CommunitiesIn rural Ethiopia women are more likely than men to collect firewood and cook over stoves that emit harmful smoke....
Several New Polls Probe American and Global Attitudes Towards the United NationsA series of new public opinion polls reveals American and international attitudes towards international cooperation and the United Nations. Just...
At the UN General Assembly, Trump and Xi Square Off — And Guterres Makes Plea for Common Sense to PrevailIt was always going to be a UN General Assembly like no other, with world leaders delivering pre-recorded remarks which...
Why Biodiversity is a Big Focus of UNGA This YearTen years ago, more than 190 countries met in Aichi, Japan to set 20 biodiversity targets that they wished to...
