Countries Around the World Just Pledged to Provide Decent Primary Health Care to All Their CitizensForty years ago, in the heart of Soviet Central Asia, the world made a groundbreaking commitment to health. The Alma Ata...
Listen to the President of HIAS Explain The Racist Roots of Trump’s Travel Ban and Refugee RestrictionsShortly before entering a synagogue and murdering 11 congregants in Pittsburgh, the gunman posted disparagingly about the organization HIAS. This...
Why Trump’s Decision to Leave the Universal Postal Union Makes No SenseSay you want to mail a letter from your home in Cairo, Illinois to a friend in Cairo, Egypt. All...
Here’s How the UN is Responding to the Migrant Caravan in Central AmericaA group of mostly Honduran migrants have been displaced from their homes through a combination of violence, extreme drought and...
The Inside Story of How India Eliminated Polio The challenge was immense. About twenty years ago, India accounted for over 60% of all polio cases worldwide —...
The International Implications of Canada’s Cannabis LegalizationOn October 17, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the recreational use of Cannabis. The first...
PODCAST: Why the Latest Ebola Outbreak in the DRC is So DangerousAn ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened over 200 people and resulted in over 130...
The UN Refugee Agency Faces a Big Funding ShortfallAs the refugee crisis continues to worsen, funding for it is steadily shrinking, according to a new report by the...
Chart of the Day: The World Bank Ranks Each County Based on Its “Human Capital”How well are governments setting up their people for success? According to a new set of rankings by the World...