Why Snakebites are a Global Health ProblemGetting bitten by a poisonous snake is not just an individual injury — rather it is now recognized as a...
Refugees may soon be withdrawing their food from ATM machinesEarlier this month, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) and World Vision International announced they will be testing food automated...
Cyclone Idai Has Caused Massive Devastation in Mozambique, Malawi and ZimbabweCyclone Idai is one of the most destructive storms to hit this region of Africa in decades. The death toll...
UN Correspondent Chat, With Carole Landry of AFPToday’s episode is the second installment of the new series “UN Correspondent Chat.” As the name suggests, this series includes...
Map of the Day: Where Women Serve in ParliamentRwanda has the highest percentage of female parliamentarians (61%) and Micronesia the lowest (0%), according to a new survey of...
The White House Seeks to Eliminate Funding for UNICEFThe budget request released by the White House this week includes massive cuts to international affairs spending, including deep cuts...
The “Remain in Mexico” Policy is Failing Asylum Seekers at the Southern US BorderIn late January, the Trump administration began a pilot program on the border between Tijuana and San Diego in which...
Only Six Countries In the World Have Full Gender Equality in the Work PlaceOne way to measure systemic gender discrimination is to survey the kinds of laws that are on the that either...
Is Algeria on the Verge of an “Arab Spring” Moment?For the past several weeks Algeria has been rocked by mass protests that harken to the Arab Spring. The protests...
