Aleppo Will Be Synonymous with SrebrenicaAleppo is falling. After years of fighting and a siege, it appears that rebel forces are about to lose control...
Zika is no longer a global health emergency – it’s worseThe Zika virus, it appears, is here to stay. At the end of November, the WHO reclassified the Zika virus...
Report: The UN is a Yuge Money Maker for New York CityA new report from the Mayor’s Office in New York says the UN generates a whopping $3.69 billion in economic benefits...
Chart of the Day: The World’s Skyrocketing Humanitarian NeedsThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released its annual funding appeal for 2017. This is a...
Another Crazy 2016 Election Result. This time in a Tiny West African Country With Big ImplicationsBy now, we should probably be accustomed to expected unexpected election results. Between Brexit, the popular rejection of the Colombian...
No Water for Thousands of People Trapped in Mosul. A Precarious Humanitarian Situation DeterioratesAs the Iraqi Army, Kurdish fighters, and Shiite militias, backed by airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition, move in on the...
The first major new HIV vaccine trial in seven years has begun. Will it work?HIV needs a vaccine; this much we know. Tremendous strides have been made in global HIV response with testing, treatment,...
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma Keeps Getting Embroiled in Scandal…(and Keeps Bouncing Back)Jacob Zuma is a larger-than-life figure when it comes to South African politics. For the past six years his presence...
Security Council Poised to Vote on New North Korea SanctionsCan a new round of international sanctions on North Korea do the trick? Three months after North Korea last tested...