A New Report Shows How Close the World is to Totally Eradicating Extreme PovertyThe United Nations released a key report today showing how far the world still needs to go to reach its...
How Peace Broke Out in Colombia On June 27th, FARC rebels turned over the last of their weapons to the United Nations in a ceremony...
House of Representatives Cuts Funding for the Same UN Agencies that Helped to Liberate Mosul from ISISA key committee in the US House of Representatives passed a budget this week that would significantly underfund UN programs,...
Map of the Day: Where You Can Find a ToiletWhere to find the nearest toilet is a matter of convenience in some of the world. But for millions of...
Trump’s refugee ban begins today and this Iraqi interpreter for a US military contractor has been blockedUpdate: After a week long delay, a ban on refugees coming to the United States has become policy. Starting July 13,...
Every day 41,000 girls are married under the age of 18. A new World Bank report shows the economic impact of this problemCan you imagine what it would be like to be married at the age of 15? Married before you have...
Why the Larsen C Ice Shelf Break is Such a Big DealSomething is very wrong on our planet’s poles. Temperatures soared in the Arctic over the weekend as the storm system...
PODCAST: Eric Schwartz ran US refugee programs. He has some advice for the new administration Eric Schwartz served as the top refugee policy official in the Obama administration, as the Assistant Secretary of State...
Is Right Wing Populism on the Decline in Europe? Because of Trump? A Member of the European Parliament Explains.Marietje Schaake is a member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands. We caught up shortly after a series of...