This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2017 was a watershed year for gender and human rights … sort of. Landmark legislation aimed to control the migration and advancement of some of the world’s poorest peoples, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time in the 25-year history of international climate negotiations, the 197 member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have reached an agreement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The past decade of growth in Impact Investing movement has been impressive. More investors, entrepreneurs, corporations, foundations, and non-profits invest with the intention of generating both financial and social returns than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Few people have probably noticed, but the world’s winds are getting slower. It is something that cannot be picked up by watching the billowing of dust or listening to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social science can’t always save lives. But when it does, it can help millions. Take India for example: The country’s estimated 2017 infant mortality rate is 47th worldwide — higher than Iraq’s. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sadeq Hauter looks out the window of his family’s convenience store at the steep hillsides and hollows of Appalachia and is reminded of his hometown in Yemen. The difference is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. But by the 80s it had become a dominant school of thought in public policy and achieved major policy changes across the English speaking world. How did this happen? In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We hope you enjoy our picks for the best solutions journalism (SoJo) of this past year. SoJo Story of the Year: Cities and states all over North America are experimenting with a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Looking back on the humanitarian landscape of 2017, it can be easy to focus on the negative: conflicts that show no sign of relenting and with children under attack left…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year’s Global Landscapes Forum aimed to launch a revitalized “movement,” bringing together a range of actors under one banner to drive progress toward the climate change and sustainable development agendas. More…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While it is not our intention to become another crowdfunding site, we do plan one day, to be able to guide everyone who is interested to improve their international giving. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Taleb Rifai took the helm of the United Nations World Tourism Organization eight years ago, other U.N. leaders questioned why the organization even had such an agency. At the…