Kofi Annan could never really be satisfied with the world as it was. He was one of the world’s last great idealistsMy first meaningful interaction with Kofi Annan was a press conference at the United Nations in September 2005. It was...
PODCAST: How Dr. Vanessa Kerry Helps Strengthen Health Systems Around the WorldDr. Vanessa Kerry is the Co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health. This is an international NGO that works in...
Chart of the Day: After the Argentina Vote, Here is Where Abortion is Still OutlawedLast week, the Argentinian Senate failed to pass a law that would have allowed abortion within the first 14 weeks...
There is a New Ebola Outbreak — This Time it is in a War Zone. How Worried Should We Be?The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is current facing an Ebola outbreak. There were 52 confirmed and probable cases...
PODCAST: The Bombing of UN Headquarters in Iraq, 15 Years OnOn August 19th, 2003 the United Nations headquarters in Iraq at the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, was hit with a...
Map of the Day: Countries Where LGBTIQ Groups Are BannedToday’s map comes from Outright International, a global LGBTIQ rights group. It shows countries where the legal registration of community...
“Disrupting” UNRWA Means Disrupting School for 500,000 Palestinian ChildrenThe UN agency that provides humanitarian relief for Palestinian refugees is coming under assault from the Trump administration. Again. Late...
Twenty Years Ago Today Two United States Embassies Were Bombed. A Survivor Tells His Story On August 7th, 1998 my guest today John Lange was the acting United States Ambassador to Tanzania when a...
After a Flawed Election, Will the International Community Choose “Stability over Democracy” in ZimbabweThe election in Zimbabwe is over. The results are mixed. This was the first election held since the ouster of...