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Check out HuffingtonPost’s slide show of Tech interventions that could save the world. I think the first item they mention, the air-pressure driven injection system, is most exciting. I have a soft spot for vaccines to aid development and I think this could be a huge success. Interestingly, there has also been talk of genetically […]

While many advanced economies, ours included, struggles to revive its flagging economy, one country is proving the exception to the global recession, and no, it’s not China: it’s Brazil. TThhe South American country appears unstoppable in boosting domestic, as well as foreign investments in fueling the nation’s stellar economic growth and emergence as a major global player.

Catholic Culture says we need more emphasis on men. A quick perusal of the interwebs reveals that Ukraine, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Finland and the U.S. say the MDGs are attainable. Australia and Afghanistan say they are not. Others (like Canada) are careful to avoid taking a position either way, instead opting for “progress” (how diplomatic). Most New Yorkers have no […]

A visual depiction of the Millennium Development Goals Reuters AlertNet examines reactions by development experts and advocates to the U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which wrapped up Wednesday, after world leaders adopted a declaration that “promised intensified efforts by the 192 U.N. member states to achieve the eight goals by 2015.” The […]

The European Union summit on September 16 was a disappointment to those who had hoped at last to learn how the royal heads of Europe view the EU’s role in the world – and thus, presumably, their own future global influence and status. Sadly, it turned out that some of the top names in media […]

As MDG summiters head home this weekend, they would be advised to read this excellent article by Nandini Oomman.  This week’s summit on the Millennium Development Goals, which concluded Wednesday, culminated in the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s announcement of a 5-year, $40 billion initiative for maternal and child health.  While the initiative is certainly a welcome one, […]

This time it comes from John Bolton, who writes: One of Obama’s clearest aims in advancing “global governance” is drawing the United States ever more deeply into the International Criminal Court (ICC).  Secretary Clinton lamented last year, as a “great regret,” that “we are not yet a signatory” to the treaty creating the ICC.  In […]

Greetings from Edinburgh! I am so glad that you stopped by our group blog, Women and Foreign Policy. Our motto is “lively commentary on international affairs from women around the world.” We have a special interest in the role of women in political life and, for the lack of a better phrase, women’s issues. Some […]

Germans were out in force this past weekend in Berlin to give vocal and visible protest to Chancellor Merkel’s plan to extend the life of nuclear power plants beyond their statutorily mandated closure dates.  The World From Berlin – “Most Germans Don’t Want Nuclear Power” was the headline from Der Spiegel.  Between 100,000 and 40,000 […]

Six months ago today on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. Today, September 23rd, several important reforms will become law.  Six major reforms will be enacted today, including the  expansion of healthcare coverage to millions of children who previously fell through the cracks of our health care system. The changes which […]

Every Child Matters has released the second edition of their report We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America. The report takes a deep look into the number of deaths in the United States which are the result of child maltreatment. The report’s figures and findings are somewhat shocking, however inclusion illustrates how we can reduce […]

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding“. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Today is International Day of Peace…This year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on young people around the world to take a stand for peace under the theme, Youth for Peace and Development. The International Day of Peace was established in […]