What Happens When Women are Excluded from Peace Talks?The United States is deep into negotiations with the Taliban over some sort of political arrangement that would enable the...
Why 1,500 of Americans are Showing Their Support for the United NationsMore than 1,500 Americans are convening at the United Nations on Friday for the 2019 Global Engagement Summit. This is...
Here is How the UN Is Impacted By The Budget Deal Between President Trump and CongressThe United States averted another government shutdown last week when Congress passed a budget that was swiftly signed into law...
We Already Know Vaccines Save Lives. New Research Shows How They Fight Poverty, TooA measles outbreak is ravaging children in several states in the United States, including Washington and Oregon have sickened hundreds...
Massive Protests in Haiti Spark a New Kind of Political CrisisThousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in anti-government protests that quickly turned violent. Several people have been killed...
Crowdfunding the Sustainable Development GoalsGoFundMe for the Sustainable Development Goals? It’s more feasible than you may think. A new study from the University of...
Venezuela is a Refugee CrisisThe current political upheaval in Venezuela was preceded by Latin America’s worst-ever refugee crisis. By most estimates, several thousand Venezuelans...
New Research Shows How Countries Can Avoid the “Resource Curse”The riddle of how to avoid the so-called “resource curse” has bedeviled a generation of policy makers, economists and academics....
Foodies Are Celebrating the New United Nations Holiday, World Pulses DayThe United Nations General Assembly voted to add “World Pulses Day” to the official UN calendar of awareness raising holidays...