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The World’s Newest Country Turns Five and There’s Not Much to Celebrate

Mark Leon Goldberg
July 7, 2016
On July 9, South Sudan commemorates its 5th independence day. And I say "commemorates" and not "celebrates" because there is not a whole lot to celebrate. The country has been mired in conflict since late 2...

Health Care on the Go for Namibia’s Nomads

Mark Leon Goldberg
July 6, 2016
One of the big innovations of the new Sustainable Development Goals is that they seek to totally eliminate (as opposed to simply "reduce") preventable child deaths, hunger, and other symptoms of extreme poverty...

These Innovations Yield Big Results for Nepalese Farmers (VIDEO)

Mark Leon Goldberg
June 29, 2016
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in Asia. And the poorest Nepalese are often rural subsistence farmers. Now, climate change is making the farming conditions even more difficult and more and more young peop...

VIDEO: This Yazidi Teen Escaped ISIS and is Sharing Her Story with the World

Mark Leon Goldberg
June 17, 2016
Yesterday, a United Nations panel found evidence that ISIS is perpetrating an ongoing genocide against the Yazidi religious community in Iraq and Syria. Their findings are based on scores of interviews, documen...

VIDEO: Hunted for their Body Parts, People With Albinism Face a Killing Spree

Mark Leon Goldberg
June 7, 2016
There has been a surge in killings of people with Albinism in Malawi.  Since November 2014, eighteen people have been killed. In this April alone, four people were murdered, including a baby. Why the killing...

When Threatened By Violence, This Woman Found Refuge in a UN Refugee Center in…Mexico

Mark Leon Goldberg
May 20, 2016
This is a powerful story of a woman who was turned into a refugee because of gang violence in her Central American country. For those of us in the United States, Ada's story is a reminder that the refugee crisi...

An 82 Year Old Grandma, a Refugee, Risks it All to Unite With Her Family

Mark Leon Goldberg
May 13, 2016
Watch this extraordinary video from the UN Refugee Agency. From UNHCR 83 year old Almaze originally a resident of Aleppo, Syria, has one daughter who been living in Germany for over 20 years. When she could no...

VIDEO: Can Virtual Reality Change Humanitarian Advocacy?

Mark Leon Goldberg
May 11, 2016
One of the key challenges facing the humanitarian community is getting people to care about the plight of vulnerable people halfway around the world. And then, once they care, inspire them to take some action--...

How Muslim Refugees Revived a Struggling American Town

Mark Leon Goldberg
May 4, 2016
The town of Lewiston, Maine is undergoing a revival thanks to an influx of Somali refugees. From CBS News: When the refugees began arriving 15 years ago, many longtime residents were resentful. Lewiston'...
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