This survey shows shows that endemic sexism harms both expectant mothers and the women who care for themMotherhood is still deadly for far too many women. In 2015, an estimated 303,000 women died in childbirth. Many more...
Yemen is on the Brink of FamineIn UN-speak there are five levels of “food insecurity.” This ranges from generally food secure to famine. The chart below,...
The #FeesMustFall Student Protest is Shaking South Africa to Its CorePeople around Braamfontein know Father Graham Pugin and his generosity. When he protected Wits University students running away from police...
As Battle for Mosul Begins, Humanitarian Agencies Don’t Have the Funds to Pick Up the PiecesThe battle for Mosul has begun. The city of 1.5 million — Iraq’s second largest — fell to ISIS in 2014....
Better Know Antonio Guterres, your Next UN Secretary GeneralLast week the UN General Assembly officially elected Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General. Guterres is a well...
We’re in the middle of a dangerous Tuberculosis pandemic and we’re not doing enough to stop it.This is bad. Tuberculosis (TB) has been a global pandemic for over a decade now; we already knew it was...
The Crisis in South Sudan is Sending 2,000 Refugees to Uganda. Every DayOver the past three months, an average of more than 2,000 South Sudanese a day have crossed into Uganda, seeking...
In the Wake of Hurricane Matthew, Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Could Get Much WorsePost-hurricane conditions are ideal incubators for cholera. And so far, thirteen people have died of cholera in Haiti since Hurricane...
With a New Investigation in the Works, Can the ICC Improve its Reputation in Africa?The tiny west african country of Gabon is newest place the International Criminal Court may probe for serious human rights...