PODCAST: How Facebook Abets Rodrigo Duterte’s Drug War in the PhilippinesIf you want a glimpse of a dystopian future in which authoritarian leaders harness the power of social media to...
A Massive New Estimate of South Sudan’s Death Toll Is Released as the Country Takes Steps Toward PeaceA new report details the deadly toll of the civil war in South Sudan, one of the world’s most overlooked...
PODCAST: How Better Data Can Fight Global HungerEvery year during UN Week there are a number of substantive and important issues discussed, new initiatives launched and new...
How Donald Trump Weakened The United States in His Speech to the United NationsThe speech by President Trump to the United Nations General Assembly began with the rest of the world laughing at...
One Tangible Outcome of UNGA? Strengthening UN PeacekeepingThough it will not likely make headlines, one of the tangible outcomes from UNGA this week will be a renewed...
Donald Trump and the United Nations: What to Expect at the UN General Assembly This WeekDonald Trump will spend three consecutive days at the United Nations. And this year, like last year, his speeches, off...
A New UN Report Finds that a Child Under the Age of 15 Dies Every 5 SecondsGlobally, children have a greater chance of survival than ever before. Yet because of growing inequality, in 2017, a child...
PODCAST: These Stories Will Drive the Agenda at UNGA All eyes turn to the New York and the United Nations as world leaders gather for the opening of...
The Good, Bad and REALLY Bad News from the World Health Organization’s Latest Report on TuberculosisThe World Health Organization released its annual Global Tuberculosis report on September 18th. The report is 250 pages long, a...