Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
One of the key questions at a first of its kind meeting of Diaspora communities at the State Department this week is how to capture remittances for long term development--not just short term consumption.
In 2008, 36.1 million people died from conditions such as heart disease, strokes, chronic lung diseases, cancers and diabetes. Nearly 80% of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries.
USA for UNHCR is marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the UN Refugee Agency by releasing polling data which shows that Americans don't really know much about refugees.
Every year health ministers and members of the World Health Organization meet in Geneva for the World Health Assembly. The WHA, as it is known, is the governing body of the World Health Organization and it is at this annual meeting that priorities for the coming year are announced and decisions on WHO activities are taken by its members.
As expected, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo is asking the court to issue an arrest warrant for Col. Gaddafi and two of his most inner circle partners in crime. In a statement to the press this morning, Ocampo says he has evidence that Gaddafi directly ordered attacks on civilians.