The Lancet

Across the Globe, Domestic Violence Rises as the Coronavirus Rages

Barbara Crossette
• April 6, 2020

For many women worldwide, the fear and suffering caused by the catastrophic viral pandemic is made even more unbearable and frightening by gender violence, as orders to “stay at home” heighten domestic tensions. Reports are accumulating from virtually every global …

Categories: Covid-19, Gender Violence, Health and Population

TAKE A LOOK

Two Health Alerts: Resurgent Polio and Antibiotic Resistance

Barbara Crossette
• August 23, 2018

Recent research reports published by The Lancet could make a lot of people rethink the assumption that once a disease has been declared eradicated, that’s it. Done. A recent resurge in cases of polio in several countries and concern in …

Categories: Health and Population, Refugees, Take a Look

This American Wants the UN to Pay More Attention to Race Problems in the US

Dulcie Leimbach
• August 8, 2016

In Baton Rouge, La., Silky Slim has implored the United Nations to pay attention to what he calls the “hypocrisy” of the United States regarding the treatment of some of its own citizens, African-Americans. In fact, several UN officials have …

Categories: Human Rights, Security Council, Uncategorized, US-UN Relations

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A New Commission to Focus on Women’s Rights Gaps in the Global Goals

Barbara Crossette
• January 11, 2016

A respected medical journal and a leading American population research and policy organization have teamed up to create a commission to fill gaps and turn vague promises in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into real gains for women’s sexual …

Categories: Health and Population, LGBT, SDGs, Women

The UN’s Support of Midwifery and the Serious Gaps That Remain

Lori Silberman Brauner
• December 21, 2015

Midwifery is one of the world’s most ancient vocations, its practitioners playing a prominent role dating back to the Bible. In much of the world, midwives continue to play an important role in maintaining the health of women and newborns. …

Categories: Africa, Health and Population, SDGs, UN Agencies, Women

The Syrian Refugee Crisis Poses Ethical Questions for the UN and Others

Alexander Brotman
• July 28, 2014

Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, 2.9 million people have fled the country to refugee camps in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and beyond. This has not only destabilized many Middle Eastern countries, but it has also …

Categories: Middle East, Refugees

OPINIONS

Will Women’s Reproductive Rights Be Dropped in the Post-2015 Agenda?

Opinion by Rebecca Brown
• July 17, 2014

The United Nations’ post-2015 development agenda is the next phase of the Millennium Development Goals, which provided a 15-year road map to tackle poverty and foster development in the world’s poorest countries. But as putting together the new agenda moves …