Map of the Day: Where People Have Been Forced to Flee From Their Homes in 2017 Mark Leon Goldberg August 17, 2017 Today's map comes from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, which tracks internal displacement around the world. People become "internally displaced" when they are forced to flee their homes because of ...
More people have died because Yemen’s main airport is closed than from the conflict directly Mark Leon Goldberg August 10, 2017 It has been one year since the Saudi-led international coalition stopped all commercial traffic in and out of Sanaa International Airport. The results have been deadly -- perhaps even deadlier than the conflict...
Elections in Kenya Have Everyone Worrying About the Prospects of Violence Kimberly Curtis August 7, 2017 Last week, a top election official in Kenya went missing. Days later, his tortured and murdered body was discovered. Chris Msando was the IT manager for the country's independent election commission in charge o...
“Fake News” is Shaping Hotly Contested Elections in Kenya. The Results Could Be Deadly Kimberly Curtis August 2, 2017 “Fake news” is not a new concept anywhere in the world but in the run up to the highly competitive Kenyan elections next week, the rise of fake news is fueling fears that it could exacerbate an already tense si...
Podcast: Mark Kennedy Shriver is a Global Humanitarian Advocate On a Mission Mark Leon Goldberg July 31, 2017 Mark Shriver is president of Save the Children Action Network, which is the advocacy arm of the global humanitarian organization. We kick off with a discussion of what advocacy for global developm...
Map of the Day: The Most Dangerous Countries For Environmental Activists John Light July 19, 2017 The UK-based non-profit Global Witness put out their annual tally of those murdered protecting land, water and wildlife in their communities, and the news is not good. The world is getting more dangerous for ...
House of Representatives Cuts Funding for the Same UN Agencies that Helped to Liberate Mosul from ISIS Mark Leon Goldberg July 14, 2017 A key committee in the US House of Representatives passed a budget this week that would significantly underfund UN programs, including the very UN agencies that provided critical support for the US-backed liber...
Trump’s refugee ban begins today and this Iraqi interpreter for a US military contractor has been blocked Mark Leon Goldberg July 13, 2017 Update: After a week long delay, a ban on refugees coming to the United States has become policy. Starting July 13, no new refugees will be allowed to the country unless they have a "bona-fide" connection. Last...
After an Internet blackout, Congolese are taking to the streets of Brazzaville: Here’s why Carol Jean Gallo July 11, 2017 Last month, people in the Republic of Congo lost their Internet -- and they remained offline for a week. People immediately suspected the government was behind the shutoff. This would come as no surprise as the...
