How Protests Against Police Brutality in Nigeria Sparked a Mass Social Movement Mark Leon Goldberg October 19, 2020 In early October a video began to circulate on social media in Nigeria depicting a gruesome act of police brutality. The perpetrators of the police violence were from a notorious police unit called the Special ...
COVID-19 is Forcing a Reckoning in the Humanitarian Aid Industry Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2020 The constellation of UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and local actors that respond when people's lives are upended by a natural or manmade disaster is what we refer to as the humanitarian aid secto...
The World Food Program Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. These Two Podcast Episodes Take You Inside the Work of the WFP Mark Leon Goldberg October 9, 2020 The World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving for...
Political Crisis in Cote D’Ivoire Mark Leon Goldberg October 5, 2020 In early March Cote D'Ivoire president Alassane Ouatarra announced that he would not seek a constitutionally dubious third term in office. Instead, he he said he would pass the baton to a new generation of Ivor...
Major Crisis Erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh Mark Leon Goldberg October 1, 2020 A major conflict has erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh, with some of the heaviest fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in decades. This fighting may deteriorate into a major international crisis. Nagorno-Karabakh...
The Link Between Gender and the Use of Clean Cookstoves and Solar Lighting in Rural Communities Mark Leon Goldberg September 30, 2020 In rural Ethiopia women are more likely than men to collect firewood and cook over stoves that emit harmful smoke. Meanwhile, men are more likely than women to control how household income is spent. Accordingly...
What the United Nation’s 75th Anniversary Tells Us About the Future of International Relations and Multilateralism Mark Leon Goldberg September 21, 2020 On Monday, September 21 the United Nations officially commemorates its 75th anniversary. The centerpiece of this commemoration is a declaration from all 193 member states of the United Nations that reaffirms th...
UNGA Goes Virtual! Previewing the 2020 United Nations General Assembly Mark Leon Goldberg September 17, 2020 This is the United Nations' 75th anniversary and will be a United Nations General Assembly like no other. Typically, this is the time of year where world leaders gather in New York to deliver speeches at the...
What Happened to Paul Rusesabagina, the ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero? Mark Leon Goldberg September 14, 2020 On August 27th Paul Rusesabagina flew from his home in Texas to Dubai. Three days later, he mysteriously appeared in Kigali, Rwanda, where authorities proudly proclaimed his arrest. How he ended up in Kigali...
