Kofi Annan could never really be satisfied with the world as it was. He was one of the world’s last great idealists Mark Leon Goldberg August 19, 2018My first meaningful interaction with Kofi Annan was a press conference at the United Nations in September 2005. It was the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and world leaders had just signed onto the most ...
Chart of the Day: After the Argentina Vote, Here is Where Abortion is Still Outlawed Coby Jones August 15, 2018Last week, the Argentinian Senate failed to pass a law that would have allowed abortion within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The Senate voted 38 to 31 against the measure that would have helped secure a path...
There is a New Ebola Outbreak — This Time it is in a War Zone. How Worried Should We Be? Alanna Shaikh, MPH August 14, 2018The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is current facing an Ebola outbreak. There were 52 confirmed and probable cases as of August 11th, and 39 people have died. The problem is not that Ebola is back. We ...
Map of the Day: Countries Where LGBTIQ Groups Are Banned Mark Leon Goldberg August 9, 2018Today's map comes from Outright International, a global LGBTIQ rights group. It shows countries where the legal registration of community groups that support LGBTIQ rights are curtailed by governments. ...
“Disrupting” UNRWA Means Disrupting School for 500,000 Palestinian Children Mark Leon Goldberg August 8, 2018The UN agency that provides humanitarian relief for Palestinian refugees is coming under assault from the Trump administration. Again. Late last week, Foreign Policy reported that the Trump administration was ...
After a Flawed Election, Will the International Community Choose “Stability over Democracy” in Zimbabwe Mako Muzenda August 6, 2018The election in Zimbabwe is over. The results are mixed.This was the first election held since the ouster of Robert Mugabe. His successor and former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed victory. Bu...
This is the World’s First Fully Solar Powered Airport. (It Serves as Many People as Dulles Airport) Mark Leon Goldberg August 1, 2018The United Nations Environment is bestowing its highest annual honor on an airport in India for being the first airport in the world to function entirely on solar energy. UN Environment named Cochin Internation...
UN Releases Alarming Data on Lack of Breastfeeding Worldwide Joanne Lu July 31, 2018The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are continuing to push for legal restrictions on how infant formula and breast-milk substitutes are marketed, after they found...
The UN is Running Low on Cash Mark Leon Goldberg July 27, 2018The Secretary General warned yesterday that the UN's cash flow was running low -- to the point where the basic operations of the UN could be impacted.At issue is the fact that countries have been slow to pa...
