Map of the Day: Where Women Serve in Parliament Mark Leon Goldberg March 15, 2019Rwanda has the highest percentage of female parliamentarians (61%) and Micronesia the lowest (0%), according to a new survey of the gender balance of hundreds of parliaments around the world.The survey is c...
The White House Seeks to Eliminate Funding for UNICEF Mark Leon Goldberg March 12, 2019The budget request released by the White House this week includes massive cuts to international affairs spending, including deep cuts to the State Department and USAID. But also included in the Trump administra...
Only Six Countries In the World Have Full Gender Equality in the Work Place Mark Leon Goldberg March 8, 2019One way to measure systemic gender discrimination is to survey the kinds of laws that are on the that either stymie or facilitate the participation of women in the work force.To that end, the World Bank pub...
Is Algeria on the Verge of an “Arab Spring” Moment? Mark Leon Goldberg March 6, 2019For the past several weeks Algeria has been rocked by mass protests that harken to the Arab Spring. The protests are peaceful and enjoy wide support among diverse sections of Algerians -- and they could bring d...
New Gallup Poll: Is Donald Trump Causing a Spike in American Support for the UN? Mark Leon Goldberg March 5, 2019On March 4, the Gallup Organization released the latest results from a long term polling project of American attitudes towards the UN. It finds that we are in the midst of a surge in support for the United Nati...
These are the Most Alarming Measles Outbreaks Worldwide Mark Leon Goldberg March 1, 2019Measles outbreaks around the world are surging after years-long declines.According to data released by UNICEF today, 98 countries are reporting more measles cases in 2018, compared to 2017. To make matters ...
The Number of Children Affected By Conflict is Skyrocketing Joanne Lu February 26, 2019Children are getting caught in the crossfire of conflict at a devastating rate, according to a new report by Save the Children and the Peace Research Institute Oslo: Five times more children than combatants are...
What Happens When Women are Excluded from Peace Talks? Mark Leon Goldberg February 22, 2019The United States is deep into negotiations with the Taliban over some sort of political arrangement that would enable the Taliban's entrance into Afghan politics while the US drew down its troop levels.The...
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...
