Author Archives: Mark Leon Goldberg 
Bringing Free Primary Education to Liberia (Video)
MDG 2 calls for universal primary education. Last month, the UN released a major MDG review study showing that 89% of children in the developing world are enrolled in primary education. In sub-saharan Africa, enrollment stands at 76%, which is up from 58% in 1999. The report credits governments that have abolished school fees and undertaken other policies that make access to eduction more affordable for poor children.
Do Cash Transfers to Young Women Help Prevent HIV/AIDS?
By Harold Pollack, the Helen Ross Professor at the School of Social Service Administration and faculty chair of the Center for Health Administration Studies at the University of Chicago.
President Obama Statement on LGBT Rights at the UN
It is not often that the President of the United States weighs in directly on debates at the UN Economic and Social Council.
Closing the Technology Gender Gap for Economic Developing
By Wayan Vota
While everyone is amazed at the quick proliferation of mobile phones in the developing world, here’s a startling statistic from the Technology Salon which should check our unbridled enthusiasm for m-everything: 73% of women in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia do not have a mobile phone.
The Crisis You Have Likely Never Heard About
Starvation looms for millions of people in the landlocked African country of Niger. Earlier this month, the World Food Program executive director Josette Sheeran declared Niger an emergency operation, saying that the brains and bodies of children under five may become damaged for life. “We risk losing a generation there,” she said.
Christy Turlington’s Documentaty about Maternal Mortality
Former super-model Christy Turlington-Burns is a well known advocate for maternal health. She recently channeled her activism into a film that takes a hard look at the global plague of maternal mortality. Her documentary, No Women No Cry debuted at the Tribecca Film Festival in April. Earlier this month, Turlington screened the film at the United Nations for Ban Ki Moon and other diplomats.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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