Clik here to view.
Republicans Likely to Nix Funding for UN Climate Agencies After Midterms
Nov. 4, 2014 – The $12 million that the United States Senate has allocated to UN climate agencies is expected to be among the first casualties if Republican take control of the chamber following...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethiopia Among Countries to Meet MDG Hunger Target
A fruit and vegetable market in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. (credit: wikimedia) Dec. 1, 2014 – Fifteen developing countries in 2014 have met the MDG 1 hunger goal of reducing by half the number of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US Senators Urge Funding for UNFPA as Republicans Hold Purse Strings
Feb. 6, 2015 – A group of US senators is urging President Obama to continue funding the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) as the threat of Republican-controlled legislatures pulling funds for the agency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ODA from Major Economies Stable at $135 Billion
April 8, 2015 – Aid from the 29 members of the OECD’s Development Assistant Committee totaled $135 billion in 2014, on par with the previous year which set a record for overseas development...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Post-2015 Must Address Plight of Poor Urban Mothers and their Children
Child in slum in Kampala, Uganda next to open sewage – Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons May 8, 2015 – Save the Children says UN member states must make a commitment to tackling inequality...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding Resilience – An Interview with the UNDP’s Samuel Doe
Samuel Doe is the UNDP policy adviser for crisis, fragility and resilience (photo: Josh Styer/EMU) July 10, 2015 – When Samuel Doe was growing up during Liberia’s 1990s civil-war he recalls aid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding the Sustainable Development Goals: Five Key Questions
Aug. 31, 2015 – Heads of state will gather at the United Nations from Sept. 25-27 to adopt a new set of development goals to replace the MDGs which expire at the end of the year. The new set of goals...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Were the MDGs Successful?
September 23, 2015 – The Millennium Development Goals expire at the end of this year and will be replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals that will be adopted by UN member states on Friday. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Proper Handwashing Facilities Still a Rarity in Poorer Countries
Oct. 15, 2015 – Diarrheal diseases are one of the leading causes of child deaths globally, responsible for an estimated 2.2. million deaths annually, more than from Malaria, HIV and Aids, and measles...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN And MSF At Odds Over Future of Humanitarian Work
May 10, 2016 – Medecins Sans Frontiers’ decision last week to withdraw from the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) taking place later this month highlights the tension between aid organizations and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Global Hunger on Rise, Mostly Caused by Increasing Conflict
January 31, 2018 – Hunger is on the rise again after seeing a reversal in the past few years. The majority of those suffering from hunger are living in conflict affected countries. A new report from...
View Article
