This is How Prevalent Child Labor is Around the World Today. Can the Sustainable Development Goals Totally Eradicate it 7 Years from Now? Joanne Lu November 28, 2017 The world fell short of its goal to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016. Now, amid conflicts, disasters and an “unprecedented scale of migration and forced displacement,” the UN’s International Lab...
An Obscure Debate in the UK Over What Counts as “Foreign Aid” Has Big Global Implications Joanne Lu November 9, 2017 An arcane debate in the United Kingdom about what properly qualifies as "foreign aid" could have a big impact on how anti-poverty development assistance is spent around the world. At issue is how the United Ki...
By 2030, the number of 15-to-24-year-olds will increase by 100 million – where will they find work? Joanne Lu October 24, 2017 As 1.3 billion young people prepare to enter the labor force by 2030, a new UN report says the only way to achieve sustainable development is through “sweeping transformations” in rural economies that create jo...
Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. Joanne Lu October 13, 2017 Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed amid rumors of “blood suckers” in four district. Mobs are raising security concerns as they bloc...
More and More Children are in School Around the World, But They Are Not Learning Much Joanne Lu September 29, 2017 Getting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 61...
Can A Better Way to Measure Conflict-Related Deaths Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? Joanne Lu September 13, 2017 The UN General Assembly kicked off its 72nd session this week, and its new president, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, has already indicated that preventing deadly conflicts will be one of his top priorities. The t...
Bangladesh Wants to Deport Rohingya to a Remote and Uninhabitable Island Joanne Lu September 12, 2017 Bangladesh is forging ahead with a controversial plan to settle hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar on an isolated, undeveloped, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal. According to...
