How to Fight al Shebaab and Build Peace — At the Same Time Mark Leon Goldberg February 27, 2020The Boni Forest is a lush coastal ecosystem on the border between Kenya and Somalia. Its location and geography have mad...
The UN is Warning of a Massive Crisis as Desert Locusts Ravage East Africa Mark Leon Goldberg February 26, 2020Desert locusts are killing crops across East Africa and in so doing, threatening the food supply of millions of people. ...
The Only Nuclear Arms Treaty Between Russia and the U.S., “New START,” is Expiring Mark Leon Goldberg February 24, 2020New START’s Significance Anxiety looms as the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia may...
Cameroon Has Been Lead by the Same Man For Nearly 40 Years. Is Democratic Change Possible? Mark Leon Goldberg February 20, 2020The President of Cameroon is named Paul Biya. He's been the president of Cameroon since 1982. Before that, from 1975, he...
Massive swarms of desert locusts are devouring their way through East Africa. The UN is very worried. Joanne Lu February 19, 2020Massive swarms of desert locusts are devouring their way through East Africa and have just made landfall in South Sudan,...
These are the Top Hunger Crises to Watch in 2020 According to the UN World Food Program Mark Leon Goldberg February 18, 2020At the start of the year, the World Food Program issued a forecast of where it expects to find the worst hunger crises t...
How Community Health Workers Prevent Conflict in Kenya Mark Leon Goldberg February 13, 2020Dr. Roseanne Njiru is a sociologist at the University of Nairobi who has conducted cutting edge field research that find...
The Trump Administration Seeks Massive Cuts to the World Health Organization and UN Peacekeeping. Also, the Total Elimination of Funding for UNICEF Mark Leon Goldberg February 11, 2020The budget request released this week by the White House recommends large cuts to US payments to several United Nations ...
The Crisis in Yemen is Getting Worse Mark Leon Goldberg February 10, 2020For a brief period this fall, it appeared that the crisis in Yemen was de-escalating. Fighting had reached some of its l...
