Well into its third year of conflict, leaving about 1.4 million Syrians displaced and over 70,000 people killed, the war in Syria has finally been given a glimmer of hope for peace as the United States and Russia begin to push peace efforts for Syria -together.

As rebel groups continue to destabilize the situation in the Central African Republic, refugees are pouring out into neighboring countries in droves. Chad, which lies to the CAR’s north, has seen an influx of thousands of refugees, many of whom have risked everything in their search for safety.

The refugees of Syria’s civil war have spilled out into neighboring countries, potentially destabilizing an already incredibly fragile political and social order within the region. But they have also spread further. Some, in fact, have sought shelter as far away as Europe – and risked everything...

The poorest country in the western hemisphere, Haiti is a country beset by challenges – among them malnutrition. Many Haitians suffering from malnutrition live in the nation’s rural mountainous villages, where plenty of food grows – but not enough different kinds of food to provide children with a...

Few topics are as essential to human development – and as commonly denied – as a woman’s right to sexual and reproductive health and safety.

Few musical genres have captured the world’s attention like jazz. And fewer still reflect the energy, style, and excitement of the planet’s diversity like jazz does. These unique attributes were celebrated on International Jazz Day, observed on April 30.

The poorest country in the western hemisphere, Haiti is a country beset by challenges – among them malnutrition. Many Haitians suffering from malnutrition live in the nation’s rural mountainous villages, where plenty of food grows – but not enough different kinds of food to provide children with a...

Few topics are as essential to human development – and as commonly denied – as a woman’s right to sexual and reproductive health and safety.

Few topics are as essential to human development – and as commonly denied – as a woman’s right to sexual and reproductive health and safety.

Tareq Al Awaychi is, in many ways, similar to many other Syrians. He has lived through terrible hardships over the past two years, seeing friends and families members loss their lives in their chaotic battles of the civil war. Like more than a million of his countrymen, he has been forced into the...

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was a center of attention at the annual Spring Meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions, as he reiterated his commitment to strong, ambitious anti-poverty campaigns. As the newly appointed President has done he recent weeks, he once again articulated the...