This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For now, the majority of family planning options are designed for women, and options for men are limited to condoms, vasectomies, and the withdrawal method of contraception. Although these options…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In late August, a man traveling on a small, packed bus headed for the Malagasy capital, Antananarivo, passed away suddenly of respiratory failure. His body was taken to the nearest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Halima came to Bangladesh three months ago to escape the violence in Northern Rakhine. She does not know where her family are and arrived with her neighbours. More than half…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Angelina Jolie will deliver a keynote address at next week’s international peacekeeping summit in Vancouver, her office has confirmed to CBC News. More than 80 countries have so far said…
For journalism in general, but for local news and information providers in particular, the last decade has been one of resource scarcity, uncertainty, and rapid technological development. In the U.S.,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Colombia, Latin America’s fourth-largest economy, is a country that is experiencing dynamic growth in some sectors but is still characterized by immense inequality and deep-seated social divisions. For half of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Human trafficking is more prevalent than many people think. Nearly 21 million victims around the world – including in the United States – are currently trapped in modern-day slavery, according…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropists and the charities that they fund will deny it as much as possible but it is true: philanthropy is politics. In fact, philanthropy is a direct means of paying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite recent mobilization of funding and targeted interventions by donors, nongovernmental organisations, and the private and public sectors between 2005 and 2015, much more needs to be done to end preventable child deaths by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Alliance for Charitable Reform (ACR) released the following statement upon today’s release of the House Republican tax reform bill, H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. “Tax reform should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To prepare for the rising temperatures, strengthening storms and higher sea levels in the coming decades, Fiji must spend an amount equivalent to its entire yearly gross domestic product over the next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current aid debate brings up questions that have not been given much attention outside of policy circles. What is the purpose of development aid, and has it changed over…