Why 1,500 of Americans are Showing Their Support for the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg February 21, 2019More than 1,500 Americans are convening at the United Nations on Friday for the 2019 Global Engagement Summit. This is an annual gathering of Americans who support a robust partnership between the United States...
Here is How the UN Is Impacted By The Budget Deal Between President Trump and Congress Mark Leon Goldberg February 20, 2019The United States averted another government shutdown last week when Congress passed a budget that was swiftly signed into law by President Trump. The headlines out of this budget battle were dominated by Trump...
Crowdfunding the Sustainable Development Goals Joanne Lu February 13, 2019GoFundMe for the Sustainable Development Goals? It's more feasible than you may think. A new study from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School says crowdfunding may be a viable strategy for financing ...
Venezuela is a Refugee Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg February 12, 2019The current political upheaval in Venezuela was preceded by Latin America's worst-ever refugee crisis. By most estimates, several thousand Venezuelans are fleeing the country every day. Most are going to neighb...
Foodies Are Celebrating the New United Nations Holiday, World Pulses Day Mark Leon Goldberg February 8, 2019The United Nations General Assembly voted to add "World Pulses Day" to the official UN calendar of awareness raising holidays and commemorations. So, World Pulses Day will be commemorated for the first time at ...
An American Has Always Lead the World Bank…Until Now? Mark Leon Goldberg February 5, 2019President Trump is reportedly picking David Malpass, an official at the Treasury Department, as the US nominee to serve as president of the World Bank.Under normal circumstances, this would mean that David ...
Here is How Countries Rank in Education Joanne Lu February 1, 2019How does every country rank when it comes to the education levels of their adult populations? Two reports offer some insight into the percentage of country's populations that have completed primary, secondary a...
The Polar Vortex and Climate Change: What You Need to Know Mark Leon Goldberg January 30, 2019Ed note. This post is by Kelly Levin of the World Resources Institute and was originally published on the World Resources Institute blog.Parts of the United States are expected to be colder than Antarctica ...
A Breakthrough for the United Nations in Yemen Mark Leon Goldberg January 29, 2019The United Nations Security Council reached a major milestone in January when it approved a new UN mission in Yemen. The mission will oversee and help implement a local ceasefire agreement that has the potentia...
