This is the Dawning of the The Age of “The Aquarius” Kimberly Curtis June 22, 2018The story of the MS Aquarius and its 627 passengers is becoming the story of international migration today -- and it is a story of wealthy countries turning their backs on vulnerable migrants, refugees and asyl...
Map of the Day: Where Refugees Live Joanne Lu June 20, 2018Today’s map comes from the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Tent Partnership for Refugees. It shows that as many as 2.1 million refugees of working age (18 to 59) live in major urban areas in develop...
The United States is Quitting the UN Human Rights Council. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea Mark Leon Goldberg June 19, 2018One day after being criticized by the top UN human rights official for its policy of separating children from their parents at the border, the United States announced that it is withdrawing from the main UN hum...
Zimbabwe is About to Hold its First Elections Since Robert Mugabe’s Ouster. Will it Be Free and Fair? Mako Muzenda June 19, 2018On 30 May 2018, Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the official date for the 2018 general elections. These elections – to be held on 30 July – are the first since the removal of former president...
An Outbreak of Nipah Virus in India Can Help Explain the Future of Infectious Disease Alanna Shaikh, MPH June 15, 2018India’s Kerala state has just faced an outbreak of Nipah virus. Seventeen people have died so far. That wouldn’t seem so serious, but only eighteen people were infected. To make matters worse, there is no know...
The UN’s Nightmare Scenario is Now Unfolding in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg June 12, 2018UPDATE: The Saudi-led coalition has launched a major attack on the crucial port city of Hodeidah. The UN and humanitarian agencies have warned for months that an attack on this port could disrupt food supplies ...
PODCAST: A Bold (Yet Practical) New Idea for UN Reform Mark Leon Goldberg June 11, 2018I spent the last week of May at a conference in Stockholm called the New Shape Forum. This was an ideas festival and prize competition and workshop all around new ideas for better organizing the world to co...
For the First Time Since the US-Lead Intervention, the Rate of Children Not in School in Afghanistan is Rising Joanne Lu June 8, 2018 For the first time since 2002, when a US-lead intervention toppled the Taliban government, the rate of children not in school in Afghanistan is rising. According to a new report by UNICEF and the Afghan gove...
The Crisis in Venezuela is in Desperate Need of International Attention Kimberly Curtis June 6, 2018The Organization of American States is meeting in D.C. this week for its 48th General Assembly. There were a host of issues on the agenda, but chief among them is what to do about Venezuela, which continues its...
