The Sustainable Development Goals Come to the USANearly a year after the official launch of the post-2015 agenda, people are still grappling with how to make the...
These Videos about “Male Guardianship” in Saudi Arabia Have Gone ViralA female doctor is barred from a medical conference. An abused wife is forced to return to her violent home....
More than a week after the attempted coup, things are looking bleak for democracy in Turkey.Earlier this month, Turkey experienced a surprising coup attempt that shocked the country and international community. A week later, the...
There are 53,000 Refugees Stranded in Greece. I met one of them. She is 7 months pregnant and couldn’t find help.Ed note. This is a guest post by Shaliz Navab a student at the University of Edinburgh. She was a manager of...
Will an AIDS Mega-conference in Durban contribute to the end of HIV?The 21st International AIDS conference – AIDS2016 -draws to a close today. Held every two years, this massive conference brings...
Here’s How the Next UN Secretary General Candidate Will be SelectedToday, the Security Council will hold its first major meeting on selecting the next Secretary General of the United Nations. The...
We Know a Food Crisis is Coming to Southern Africa. $549 Million Can Prevent it. Will the World Pony Up?A catastrophe is looming in southern Africa. This year’s historically intense El Nino sparked a region-wide drought that has decimated...
The SDGs are not yet a year old and already they are making a differenceIt’s been less than one year since the Sustainable Development Goals came to life. And already, there is evidence that...
The Siege of Aleppo Could Be the Most Depraved Moment of the Entire Syrian Civil WarOn 9th July the Syrian regime closed the last open road to eastern Aleppo. Bashar Al-Assad’s forces now control what goes...