Report exposes U.N. camp abuses, but research shows justice is elusive Audrey L. Comstock - September 28, 2022 Analysis of U.N. peacekeeping missions highlights the obstacles to justice facing sexual abuse victims
Recycled water can boost sustainable agriculture — if we get over the ‘yuck’ factor Chesney McOmber and Christine Kirchhoff - November 28, 2021 Our research found ways to overcome farmers’ concerns about the safety of recycled water
Hunger is getting worse, not better, around the globe. The pandemic didn’t help. Kit Evans and Kelly McFarland - September 22, 2021 Production and distribution systems haven’t kept pace with new threats, a new report finds.
Yes, Assad won reelection last week. But Syria’s elections serve another purpose. Elizabeth Tsurkov - May 31, 2021 Elections can be a dictator’s way of saying who’s in charge
Donors are cutting food aid for refugees in Rwanda. That’s devastating for people unable to work. Erika Frydenlund - May 24, 2021 Half these refugees have been in this camp for more than 20 years, unable to move forward with their lives.
A covid-19 vaccine might be tough to distribute in countries at war Jori Breslawski - November 12, 2020 Misinformation is just one of the challenges
The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize. Does food aid boost peace? Ida Rudolfsen and Halvard Buhaug - October 12, 2020 Food doesn’t replace peacebuilding.
5 ways the coronavirus is making the world’s most vulnerable a lot more vulnerable Chen Reis - May 18, 2020 More people will need help — but wealthier nations may have less to give
How international organizations are stepping up to respond to the pandemic Stephanie C. Hofmann and Christian Kreuder-Sonnen - May 4, 2020 When governments put their nations first, coronavirus cooperation falls short
Why the World Bank’s new famine warning system won’t help prevent famine Allison Grossman - December 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81442" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo,
This is how social media data can help NGOs Henry Farrell - October 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65197" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Stefaan Verhulst is
On South Sudan’s sixth birthday, here are 6 things you should know Sophia Dawkins - July 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60722" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A teacher leads a mixed class
U.S. funding for the United Nations may not be as costly as you think Erin Graham - January 31, 2017 [caption id="attachment_30168" align="aligncenter" width="982"] The United Nations logo, on a
It’s not funded just by oil and looting. How the Islamic State uses agriculture. Hadi Jaafar and Eckart Woertz - September 27, 2016 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A tattered Islamic State banner hangs
Why international food aid can actually make conditions worse for starving Syrians José Martínez and Brent Eng - January 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34778" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Aid convoys carrying food, medicine and
Fighting Ebola, Liberia's 'Invisible Rebel' Leah Breen - August 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15012" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Women pray for an end of
Fighting Ebola, Liberia’s ‘Invisible Rebel’ Leah Breen - August 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_15012" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Women pray for an end of
The Political Science of Child Soldiering in Africa Henry Farrell - March 10, 2012 As reactions for, and against the _Invisible Children_ campaign against