How the World Regulates Twitter
David Kaye, is the author of the UN's first ever report on the regulation of user generated online content. That is, how governments and companies like Facebook and Twitter police their users. David ...
27 Jul 201832min
Colombia Has a New President Who is Opposed to the Peace Deal
Ivan Duque won a run-off election on June 17th to become the next president of Colombia. Duque is a right of center politician who has been a sharp critic of the peace deal negotiated by president Jua...
25 Jul 201827min
The Inside Story of How the World Closed the Hole in the Ozone Layer
The year is 1985. Ronald Regan is president. Margaret Thatcher is prime minister of the United Kingdom. Michael Jackson, White Snake and George Michael are dominating the billboard charts. Back to the...
22 Jul 201827min
How Much Progress Are We Making Towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
At the United Nations in mid-July officials gathered for an annual checkup on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs, as they are known, are a set of 17 anti-poverty, health and ...
18 Jul 201827min
Sunitha Krishan Rescues Girls from Sex Slavery
Sunitha Krishnan literally rescues girls from sex slavery. She is the founder of the Indian NGO Prajwala which both physically removes girls from sexual bondage and provides social, medical and psycho...
11 Jul 201834min
Crisis in Nicaragua
Nicaragua is in the midst of a deepening political and security crisis. Over the last three months the government has been increasingly violent in its response to a growing protest movement. Over 240...
8 Jul 201821min
An Interview with the Top UN Official in the Central African Republic
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga is the Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Central African Republic. This makes him the top UN official in CAR, which includes overseeing a UN Peacekeeping mi...
3 Jul 201820min
What We Know About Air Pollution Around the World
The World Health Organization estimates that around 7 million people die every year from the air they breathe. Air pollution is a major killer around the globe and one that disproportionately affects ...
29 Jun 201822min
