Lynch mobs in southern Malawi are on the hunt for vampires. No, really. At least seven people have been killed amid rumors of “blood suckers” in four district. Mobs are raising security concerns as they blockade roads and vandalize property...
Getting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 617 million children and youth globally are...
While the political activities at the United Nations take center-stage during this General Assembly week in New York, a little farther uptown from the UN headquarters, Columbia University is hosting the International Conference on Sustainable Development for its fifth year....
The UN General Assembly kicked off its 72nd session this week, and its new president, Miroslav Lajčák of Slovakia, has already indicated that preventing deadly conflicts will be one of his top priorities. The theme for this year, he announced on...
With Houston still reeling from Hurricane Harvey, Irma causing massive havoc in the Caribbean, and more storms on the way, I thought it would be timely and interesting to speak with my guest today, Maria Ivanova Maria Ivanova is an...
In February 2017, the UN Environment Program called for a “war on ocean plastic” — a crackdown on things like bottles, plastic bags, and non-reusable packaging that pollute marine ecosystems, rivers and beaches. Kenya has heeded the call to arms....
Lebanon recently became the latest Arab state to repeal laws on the books that allowed rapists to escape punishment…if they married their victims. Lebanon follows Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia which have all repealed similar laws in the past few...
Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher or get the app to listen later. Chris Blattman is a development economist who routinely conducts experiments to test ideas related to reducing poverty and improving the well being of people living in poorer countries. His latest experiment takes on the...
With all eyes focused on the healthcare debate in the United States, the World Health Organization yesterday released a report quantifying how much it would cost to deliver quality healthcare to everyone in the world who currently does not have...