Will a New Arms Embargo Contribute to an Elusive Peace in South Sudan? Joanne Lu July 21, 2018 After years of consideration, the UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan last week. It’s the latest international response to the rapid breakdown of another short-lived attempt at peace in...
Map of the Day: Where Refugees Live Joanne Lu June 20, 2018Today’s map comes from the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Tent Partnership for Refugees. It shows that as many as 2.1 million refugees of working age (18 to 59) live in major urban areas in develop...
For the First Time Since the US-Lead Intervention, the Rate of Children Not in School in Afghanistan is Rising Joanne Lu June 8, 2018 For the first time since 2002, when a US-lead intervention toppled the Taliban government, the rate of children not in school in Afghanistan is rising. According to a new report by UNICEF and the Afghan gove...
Myanmar Armed Forces Blacklisted By UN For Committing Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Joanne Lu April 17, 2018For the first time ever, the UN secretary-general is including Myanmar Armed Forces on an annual blacklist of groups that are “credibly suspected” of carrying out sexual violence during conflict. The report, p...
The USA is Closer Than Ever to Reforming its Inefficient Food Aid Program Joanne Lu March 20, 2018Advocates for better food aid are hoping they’ll finally see long-awaited changes become law. Last week, Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA) and Earl Blumenaue...
A New Report Shows That Banks Could Profit Big Time By Closing the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap Joanne Lu March 8, 2018 Every year on March 8, women around the globe celebrate their fight for equal rights. But it’s also a day to call out inequalities that still persist to the detriment of not just women, but society as a whole...
The UN Just Released the Most Comprehensive Report on Gender Equality Around the World Joanne Lu February 14, 2018Gender equality is a catalyst for social progress. Thanks to a new report from the UN, we now have the data to prove it. The rubric for the release of this report by is the Sustainable Development Goals, which...
Will Rohingya Refugees Actually Return to Myanmar Without the Promise of Full Rights as Citizens? Joanne Lu January 17, 2018Myanmar and Bangladesh are moving forward with a controversial plan to repatriate more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims, who fled a military crackdown that began late August. The deal was signed Nov. 23 and aims ...
The Number of Refugees and Migrants Coming to Europe is Now Dropping. Here’s Why Joanne Lu January 11, 2018Two years after sparking an unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis, the largest influx of refugees and migrants into Europe since World War II has finally slowed down, according to the International Or...
