A New UN Secretary GeneralAntonio Guterres will be the next UN Secretary General. After six straw polls, the Security Council has unified around his...
The Strongest Hurricane in a Decade is Bearing Down on HaitiTo make matters worse, the storm is slow moving. At time of publication, evacuations have begun and aid organizations were...
Sudan is using chemical weapons in DarfurThe investigation claims at least 30 chemical weapons attacks since January 2016 can be verified. “Sudanese government forces have used...
Big shakeup in the race for the next UN Secretary GeneralThe big test will be next week, when the next straw poll is taken. ”The Bulgarian government said on Wednesday...
Battle for Aleppo IntensifiesBattle for Aleppo Intensifies… “With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and...
Peace at LastA peace deal to end Colombia’s 52 year civil war was signed yesterday. The final step in the peace process...
Aleppo burned hot this weekendAirstrikes are intensifying on the ground, water supplies are cut off, and the Security Council remains paralyzed. “An emergency session...
Chan-Zukerberg’s plan to end all diseases is not as audacious as it soundsThink of it as a privately funded NIH. Some interesting analysis here. “In a world where tech billionaires have eponymous...
The Paris Climate Agreement is now tantalizingly close to coming to lifeJust 8% Away…”Thirty-one countries formally joined the Paris climate change pact Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries ratifying the...