The United Nations Has a New Plan to Measure Nature Like Economic AssetStarting Friday, the UN may begin to measure countries’ economies not just by gross domestic product (GDP), but also by...
The Biden Administration’s Decision to Re-Join the UN Human Rights Council is about Competing With ChinaThe Biden administration has formally announced its intention to re-engage with the Human Rights Council after the prior administration abruptly...
Why February 3rd, 2021 Marked the Beginning of the End of the Covid-19 Pandemic WorldwideAlmost no COVID-19 vaccines are currently available in the developing world. But that is soon to change. A new forecast...
For the First Time the UN’s Human Development Index Ranks Countries by their “Planetary Pressures”The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its latest Human Development Index last month. This year, the index includes each...
New Poll: How Americans in All 50 States View the United NationsA majority of Americans across the political spectrum and across all 50 states are broadly supportive of United States engagement...
Vaccine Multilateralism Gets a Shot in the ArmIt is the end of 2020 and two recent developments augur well for the prospects for international cooperation to confront...
This is How European Countries Rank in their Progress on the Sustainable Development GoalsEven within a wealthy region like the European Union, it turns out that no country is on track to achieve...
A Global Study Shows the Link Between Misinformation on Social Media and Vaccine HesitancySteven Lloyd Wilson, Brandeis University and Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a Wide-Ranging Climate Interview Urges US To Join “Net Zero By 2050 Coalition”By Mark Hertsgaard This story originally appeared in The Nation. It is republished through the Covering Climate Now consortium of...
