This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The evacuation of more than 100,000 civilians from Afghanistan is over, and Afghan refugees have started arriving in the United States, at military bases in other countries, or elsewhere for asylum processing.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A strategic approach to solving the most critical problems around the world starts with a look at sobering numbers. The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risks Report highlights that 70%…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy is stepping up to provide support to Afghan refugees, including a $15.7 million grants from the LEGO Foundation, a $10 million emergency fund from Open Society Foundations, and a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the heels of last month’s warning from the UN climate science panel that extreme weather and rising seas are hitting faster than expected, leaders called on Monday for more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Priti Krishtel is a health justice lawyer who has spent nearly two decades exposing structural inequities that limit access to medicines and vaccines across the Global South and the United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2012, nations around the world agreed on seventeen goals for global societal advancement by 2030: The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs call for systemic solutions to pressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropic funding for clean air amounts to 0.1 per cent of grants worldwide, according to a new report from the Clean Air Fund. And while philanthropic funding for clean air projects has increased,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plans for removing carbon from the atmosphere, if they proved workable, could exact a lethal price from those least able to afford it: starvation for the world’s poorest people. Anti-poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his landmark economic text Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote that the “invisible hand” of the market would neatly divide the world’s resources among its needs: Prices would act as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Experts say that since there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to achieve effective zero deforestation commitment (ZDC) mapping and monitoring, they have created an attribute framework to guide the development of effective…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cyberspace and online platforms, and their underpinning digital technologies, have played a central role in economies and societies becoming more reliant on Information and Communication Technology. This has many implications…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Globally, women and girls are increasingly being infected and affected by HIV, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girl’s vulnerability to HIV and its impact are inextricably linked to gender…