PYONGYANG, North Korea – Elle magazine recently named “North Korea Chic” as a hot trend for the 2013 fall fashion season. The North Korean regime is considered a nuclear threat and pushes its people into poverty to fund its defense […]
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The Story Behind The White Ribbon Campaign
MONTREAL, Canada – On December 6, 1989, 25-year-old Marc Lépine walked into a classroom at the École Polytechnique...
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The Brazil Model: A Blueprint for Latin America
BRASILIA, Brazil – When the words “successful Brazil model” is uttered 99% percent of people outside...
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Erdogan Versus the Generals
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of introducing a new constitution...
The Good News
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International Response Regarding the Sahel Region
BAMAKO, Mali – In Africa’s Sahel region, where people are more likely to encounter starvation...
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Aid and Crisis in the Philippines
LEYTE, Philippines- On Friday November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan swarmed the Philippines making...
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Recycling Smog in China
SHIJIAZHUANG, China – China’s problem with pollution is widely known, but knowledge of...
Technology & Solutions
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Renewable Energy Sleepers: Why Latin and South America Could Lead in the 21st Century
BRASILIA, Brazil- Clean energy investments in Latin and South America have intensified in preceding...
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Solar Suitcase Reduces Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
BERKELEY, California – In 2008, obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Laura Stachel traveled to northern...
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SunWater Provides Cheap Solar Irrigation
GUJARAT, India- SunWater, founded and spearheaded by Paul Polak, aims to build a cost effective...
- Ghana’s Growing Technology Industry
- 10 Winners of the Global Humanitarian Tech Awards
- Four Agriculture Innovations to Notice
Business & New Markets
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Africa’s First Fair Trade Garment Manufacturer
MONROVIA, Liberia – Founded in 2009 by social entrepreneurs Chid Liberty and Adam Butlein, Liberty...
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The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
BUFFALO, New York- The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation is a private trust operating out of Buffalo,...
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How To Start a Nonprofit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1. Research The first and arguably most important step in starting...
Global Health
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Depression in the Developing World
ACCRA, Ghana- It is widely held that depression and other common mental health conditions are afflictions...
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8 Vitamin Deficiencies Caused by Global Poverty
ORANGE, Connecticut- There is no unified global health. Each geographic area, community or state...
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UN Announces 1 in 8 People are Chronically Hungry
NEW YORK CITY – A new study by the United Nations finds about one in eight people are still...
- The Modern Cost of the Plague
- Survey of Americans on the U.S. Role in Global Health
- World’s Highest Levels of MDR-Tuberculosis in Belarus
Education
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Brain Drain Undermining Development in Africa
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – When Stephen Macauley—a lifelong resident of Freetown, Sierra...
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The Academy-in-a-Box Could Transform Global Education
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s system of education is one of the most accessible in Africa, however,...
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Can Education End Child Marriage?
NEW YORK CITY – Child marriage still exists today in Southern Asia, Latin America and sub-Saharan...
- Racism in Developing Countries Widespread
- The First OECD Survey of Adult Skills
- Massive Open Online Courses for the Developing World
Politics
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Supporting Maternal and Child Health to End Poverty – H.R. 254
WASHINGTON, D.C. – When it comes to fighting global poverty, few causes have as much public...
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5 Bills to Fight Global Poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Below is a list of 5 Acts to fight global poverty which are currently in the...
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Global Center for Justice Convenes Summit on North Korean Human Rights
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia- The Global Center for Justice, affiliated with Regent University Law...
- UN ‘Human Dignity’ Plans
- Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act
- 20 Poverty Quotes from World Leaders
Spotted
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Fashion in the Islamic World
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The fashion industry is known for its exclusivity. Unfortunately, this...
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Larry Fitzgerald Scores a Touchdown for Global Development
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota- When the NFL gives out the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award at the end...
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George Clooney’s History of Humanitarianism
KHARTOUM, Sudan – It is pretty hard to avoid George Clooney these days. From People Magazine...
- Paul Tergat: From School Aid to Olympic Winner
- One Direction and Africa
- Olivia Wilde, Anthropologie Team Up for New Light India