The “Four Famines,” Explained Kimberly Curtis March 17, 2017 Hunger will be the humanitarian disaster of 2017. The UN already declared a full fledged famine in parts of South Sudan last month, and three other situations around the world are precariously close to crossing a threshold of food insecurity that leads to fa...
Trump seeks deep cuts to UN relief programs, just as 20 million people face famine Mark Leon Goldberg March 14, 2017 In a perfect storm, the Trump administration is reportedly seeking deep cuts to UN relief programs, just as 20 million people face famine. Colum Lynch reports in Foreign Policy that the White House has instructed the State Department and the US Mission to t...
PODCAST: The Crisis in Northern Nigeria, Fighting Ebola, and Lessons Learned from a Career in Disaster Relief Mark Leon Goldberg March 10, 2017 My podcast guest Jeremy Konyndyk recently left his post as the top US global humanitarian relief official and has many stories to tell and lessons to share. Jeremy lead the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance at USAID during much of Obama's second term a...
This is the Worst Crisis in the World that Gets the Least Amount of Attention Mark Leon Goldberg September 8, 2016 Over the course of the last six weeks or so, I've received a series of increasingly urgent sounding press releases from various humanitarian organizations operating in the far northeastern region of Nigeria, called Borno state. In July, I received thi...
An Extreme Malnutrition Crisis is Escalating in Northern Nigeria Mark Leon Goldberg August 31, 2016 The warnings about a severe humanitarian crisis underway in a remote corner of Nigeria previously controlled by Boko Haram are becoming increasingly dire. This is arguably the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today that receives the least amount of atten...
This is What Being Driven from Your Home by Boko Haram Looks Like (VIDEO) Mark Leon Goldberg August 26, 2016 Outside of Syria, the situation in Northeastern Nigeria and in the Lake Chad basin is arguably the most urgent humanitarian crisis in the world. This video from MSF profiles one woman and her family who were displaced by Boko Haram and offers something of a f...
Boko Haram Kidnapped This 11 year Old Girl. Now, She’s Fighting Back Mark Leon Goldberg October 13, 2015 An inspiring video from UNICEF about a young girl who was kidnapped by Boko Haram and is now fighting back by getting an education. ...
Boko Haram Tops the Agenda of Nigeria President’s Visit to the White House Katherine Edelen July 21, 2015 On Monday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in the United States for his first Presidential visit to D.C. President Buhari’s visit comes just seven weeks after an historic electoral victory over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, which marked th...
Is the Tide Actually Turning Against Boko Haram? Katherine Edelen May 8, 2015 Over the last several weeks, headlines have documented numerous military defeats suffered by Boko Haram at the hands of the more than 8,700-strong allied forces, including reclamation of key towns and the rescue of nearly 700 women and girls. As allied forces ...
