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Info about how countries rank regarding their response to the threat of violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation against children – articles and reports.
With asylum requests exploding, read Elisabeth Becker’s report on the best 4 countries for refugee resettlement. Check out other global news podcasts ...
Over ten years ago, most Arab countries in the Middle East cut ties with the Syrian government during the civil war and supported armed groups dedicated to the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime.
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 ...
Info about China’s sudden expansion of its nuclear weapons arsenal. Learn about its nuclear history and possible motivation for expansion – podcasts.
One of the biggest challenges to American and European negotiators during the Iran nuclear talks was the question of how to reimpose the sanctions if Iran was credibly found to be cheating. This is ...
Hear how the world came together to fix the, potentially disastrous, hole in the Ozone layer. The Montreal protocol story. Don’t miss a single episode.
Learn about the 8 stages of genocide and how Burma’s Rakhine state’s imposition of reproduction restrictions fits the definition. Get more global news!
In some ways, not much will change at the United Nations for the United Kingdom. It will, for example, remain on the Security Council as a veto-wielding permanent member. And even though it will not ...
Since the start of the war, Russia has abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. These kidnappings have been well documented by Ukrainian authorities and civil society groups. Last March, the ...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released its annual assessment of global humanitarian needs today. It’s a grim document. The report, known as the Global ...
Info about the top 5 reasons countries go to war, the research that was conducted, and an introduction to the book “Why We Fight” by Chris Blattman.