Mar 31, 2017 | Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Human Rights, Knowledge Networks
After the record-shattering Women’s March demonstration of global solidarity on the second day of the Trump presidency women could be forgiven for believing that they were making their voices heard around the world. Then the women of the US were shown a new...
Mar 24, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security
Famine. In a world of plenty, the brutality of famine continues to afflict. When acute malnutrition rates among children exceed 30 percent, more than 2 people per 10,000 die per day, and one in five households in an area are not able to access food. It is never...
Feb 28, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing, Knowledge Networks, Operational and Delivery Networks, Platforms
A billion dollars was invested in blockchain in 2016, making it a hot emerging technology. Rapidly moving away from its origins as the architecture behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin, blockchain is starting to demonstrate unique capabilities as a disruptor in the field...
Feb 14, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released their annual letter today, a reflection on the impact of the foundation’s work. Among the many programs and campaigns, the foundation has been advocating for 225 million women around the globe who lack access to...
Feb 7, 2017 | Cities, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
In the refugee-hosting countries in Africa, camp-based humanitarian aid has been a default response to the protracted situations of forced displacement. In the anxiety and confusion that has been generated by the US travel ban turmoil, the residents of many refugees...
Jan 30, 2017 | Blog, Health & Human Security
4.1 Miles from The New York Times – Video on Vimeo. Daphne Matziaraki’s film 4.1 Miles, was nominated this week for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short category. In her 21 minute film, Matziaraki records the endeavors of a Greek coastguard captain, as...