How Community Health Workers Prevent Conflict in Kenya Mark Leon Goldberg February 13, 2020Dr. Roseanne Njiru is a sociologist at the University of Nairobi who has conducted cutting edge field research that finds a link between healthcare and peacebuilding. Specifically, she examines the role that co...
The Crisis in Yemen is Getting Worse Mark Leon Goldberg February 10, 2020For a brief period this fall, it appeared that the crisis in Yemen was de-escalating. Fighting had reached some of its lowest levels since 2015, when Saudi Arabia led an international coalition to intervene in ...
The Fight Against ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ Gets a Boost Mark Leon Goldberg February 6, 2020Explanation of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and its Impact January 30th, 2020 marked the very first World NTD Day, a day which is meant to create further awareness of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD...
Why Are So Many Aid Workers Being Killed in the Line of Duty? Mark Leon Goldberg February 3, 2020Aid work can be a dangerous business. According to the latest verified data, 131 aid workers were killed in the line of duty in 2018. Many more were injured in serious attacks.According to my guest today, A...
How the World Health Organization is Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak Mark Leon Goldberg January 29, 2020Coronavirus Outbreak One of the fastest moving global news stories of early 2020 has been the spread of the coronavirus. Sourced back to Wuhan, China, the virus has reached over 7,000 confirmed cases worldwide...
Can the Global Fragility Act Help Prevent Conflicts Before They Start? Mark Leon Goldberg January 27, 2020What is the Global Fragility Act? The Global Fragility Act is intended to address one of the major issues the U.S. government faces as it approaches conflict prevention and post-conflict peacebuilding in what...
Burkina Faso is Experiencing a Surge in Violence. Here’s Why Mark Leon Goldberg January 23, 2020Burkina Faso, the landlocked country in West Africa, is in the midst of an escalating humanitarian emergency. Over half a million people have been displaced in the last year -- a 500% increase from one year ago...
What Happened To Haiti Earthquake Reconstruction? Mark Leon Goldberg January 21, 2020On January 12 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives. Millions more were made homeless. Around the world, there was a huge outpouring of support and sol...
Why The Crisis in Syria is About To Get Worse Mark Leon Goldberg January 16, 2020The conflict in Syria is entering a new phase. Over the last several years Syrian government forces, backed by outside powers like Russia and Iran, have steadily regained control of territory held by rebel fact...
