The Economic Roots of Xenophobic Attacks in South AfricaFollowing attacks on several foreign-owned shops in Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa that left seven people dead, several other African...
Meet a 2015-er: Arelys Bellorini“We’re hoping the Declaration includes a vision of the child as it was included in the Millennium Goals declaration, in...
Top UN Officials Warn of Ebola’s Stubborn Persistence in West AfricaToday, at the IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meeting leaders of the three Ebola-affected West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra...
It’s the Anniversary of #BringBackOurGirls. The Girls are Still Gone.On the one year anniversary of the abductions of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria two international organizations released reports...
Yemen is a Hot MessYemen is the latest country in the region to collapse. Shi’ite rebels have taken control of much of the country...
Meet a 2015-er: Richard Fuller“I think if you add up the number of deaths from air pollution, contaminated sites, and sanitation – these are...
Could France Soon Face a Public Reckoning Over its Role in the Rwandan Genocide?On April 7, the International Day of Reflection on the Rwandan Genocide, France announced it was going to declassify a trove...
One Doctor’s Account of Yemen Under SiegeIt’s not often (ever?) that I would copy and paste and entire press release. But this note from MSF that...
A Hidden Human Rights Catastrophe is Unfolding in AfghanistanOn February 24, masked armed men in southern Afghanistan abducted 30 members of the Hazara community, an ethnic minority in Afghanistan. They have...