The Future of the UN: Recapturing Humanity’s Confidence and Imagination
The world is in the midst of a profound transformation — unprecedented in scale, scope, and pace. Whilst it is becoming more globalized and interdependent, it is also burdened by growing geopolitical frictions, accelerated environmental degradation, and an erosion of confidence in the international …
Africa’s Vaccination Test
In February in Addis Ababa, African health ministers signed a widely celebrated declaration of their commitment to keeping immunization at the forefront of efforts to save the continent’s children from death and disease. Fulfilling that commitment will be no easy feat. Immunization is not just a hea…
A world ill prepared for warming
Doug Saunders The Fort McMurray wildfire catastrophe is a singular tragedy in Canada, but its community-destroying plumes of smoke and flame are not the only sign that this year’s unusually strong El Nino Pacific current, and the resulting hot, dry weather, is spreading danger around the world. Nor …