Libya is Lurching Towards a Full Blown Civil War Mark Leon Goldberg April 25, 2019Battles are raging in Tripoli between forces aligned with the UN-backed government and a renegade general named Khalifa ...
At the UN, the Trump Administration Seeks to Roll Back Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Mark Leon Goldberg April 23, 2019Two Nobel Peace Prize laureates and one of the world's highest profile human rights lawyers were on hand at the Security...
Mozambique After Cyclone Idai, One Month On Mark Leon Goldberg April 22, 2019In mid-march, Cyclone Idai struck southern Africa, ravaging parts of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Of these countries...
There Has Been a 300% Increase in Measles Cases This Year Mark Leon Goldberg April 19, 2019It is not usual that the heads of UNICEF and the World Health Organization would team up to jointly warn the world about...
A Revolution in Sudan. What Comes Next? Mark Leon Goldberg April 17, 2019Protesters in Sudan have secured the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al Bashir. The protests began in earnest in December...
Map of the Day: The 13 Most Overlooked Global Humanitarian Crises Mark Leon Goldberg April 16, 2019How do we know which humanitarian crises are most overlooked, ignored or otherwise off the radar?One measure is how ...
A Revolution in Access to Medicine is Underway in Five African Countries Mark Leon Goldberg April 15, 2019Among the many barriers to quality healthcare in the developing world is the high cost of medicine. This is due, in part...
How to Prevent a Demographic “Youth Bulge” From Causing Widespread Unemployment Mark Leon Goldberg April 11, 2019South Africa is experiencing what demographers call a "youth bulge" which occurs when young people make up a disproporti...
A New UN Report Details Food Crises Around the World Joanne Lu April 10, 2019Every year for the last three years, persistent conflict, climate shocks and economic instability have driven more than ...
