This meeting at the UN is President Obama’s powerful counterpoint to rising anti-refugee sentimentThis is Barack Obama’s last UN General Assembly, and it comes amid the worst refugee crisis since the advent of...
5 Stories to Follow During UN WeekIt’s that time of year! World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week for the start of the...
If the 65 Million Refugees Were A Country, This is What It Would Look LikeAhead of the UN Summit on Refugees and Migration, several key people in the refugee rights field met at the...
There Are Far More Migrants Dying At Sea Than You Probably RealizeAccording to the International Organization for Migration, for at least the third year in a row the Mediterranean represents the...
How the UN is Shoring Up the Historic Peace Deal in ColombiaThis week, Colombia entered into an indefinite ceasefire between the government and FARC, the largest rebel group in the country,...
This is What Being Driven from Your Home by Boko Haram Looks Like (VIDEO)Outside of Syria, the situation in Northeastern Nigeria and in the Lake Chad basin is arguably the most urgent humanitarian...
Can Kofi Annan Bring Peace to a Troubled Region?The former Secretary General is taking on a new challenge: bringing peace and reconciliation to a desolate, troubled corner of...
An historic first for the International Criminal CourtYesterday saw the trial of Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi at the International Criminal Court for the intentional destruction of world heritage...
Australia’s Offshore Refugee Detention Under Fire Australia announced yesterday that it would be closing its controversial migrant detention center on Manus island in Papua New...