How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Impacting the Caribbean Mark Leon Goldberg June 1, 2020 COVID-19 is impacting the entire world, but each region is experiencing this crisis in a different way. In the Caribbean, where many country's depend on tourism to sustain their economy, COVID-19 is exacting...
The Trump Administration’s Decision to Cut Ties With the World Health Organization Will Make the Coronavirus Pandemic Much Worse Mark Leon Goldberg May 29, 2020 UPDATE: On May 29, Donald Trump formally announced that the United States was cutting with the World Health Organization. This followed a letter he sent to Dr. Tedros one week prior, threatening such a move. Th...
Are the US and China “Destined for War?” Mark Leon Goldberg May 28, 2020 One of the original insights that drives our understanding of international relations was made about 2,500 years ago by the historian Thucydides. In examining the causes of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides wro...
COVID-19 is Interrupting Routine Childhood Vaccinations on a Global Scale Mark Leon Goldberg May 26, 2020 In normal circumstances, the United Nations and global humanitarian organizations help to deliver life-saving vaccines to children in developing countries. The provision of routine childhood vaccinations to fig...
How Female Entrepreneurs Can Light Up Rural Rwanda Mark Leon Goldberg May 21, 2020 Just over 52% of households in Rwanda have access to some form of electricity. This access is not evenly distributed across Rwanda. In rural communities, where most Rwandans live, energy access rates are far lo...
Liberia Confronts the Coronavirus Mark Leon Goldberg May 19, 2020 COVID-19 is in Liberia. There have been over 220 confirmed cases, but the actual case count is likely far higher. Community transmission has been established, and the country is under social distancing and lock...
What is the Controversy Over Taiwan at the World Health Organization? Mark Leon Goldberg May 18, 2020 Representatives from most of the 194 member countries of the World Health Organization gather in Geneva each May for the World Health Assembly. This is a flagship event for the World Health Organization, and fo...
How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Stifling Free Speech Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg May 14, 2020 What is happening to free speech? David Kaye is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion. He has held this position since 2014, which gives him a unique vantage point from whi...
An Inside Look at How the United Nations is Marking Its 75th Anniversary Mark Leon Goldberg May 11, 2020 The United Nations turns 75 this year. But rather than holding a diamond jubilee bash, the UN is instead embarking on a listening tour, the results of which will be presented to world leaders at the official...
