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- Barbara Crossette
- • May 29, 2017
When the White House sent its proposed 2018 budget to the United States Congress on May 23, it was apparent that not only would a hawkish, nationalistic focus on military expenditures come at the cost of international aid and…
- Barbara Crossette
- • May 16, 2017
While trying to make the case that the United States remains committed to global health programs, the Trump administration has issued orders to nongovernmental organizations and others working in women’s health that could cripple some of their international operations…
- Categories: Humanitarian Aid, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, Women
- Jane Roberts
- • April 6, 2017
I met Dr. Solomon Orero in 2008 at a ceremony where he was honored for his heroic work in reproductive health in Kenya by the Feminist Majority Foundation. I was heavily involved, since 2002, in 34 Million Friends of…
- Categories: Africa, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • April 4, 2017
With White House proposals to slash United States assessments and donations to international organizations now in play in the writing of a federal budget for 2018 — as an April 28 deadline approaches — the extent of potential losses…
- Categories: Take a Look, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
- Stephen Browne  and Thomas G. Weiss
- • March 27, 2017
GENEVA — Whether or not he is a fan of Chinese characters, António Guterres will have to discover the double meaning of a crisis as opportunity. United Nations corridors on First Avenue in New York are buzzing with anxiety…
- Categories: Secretary-General, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • February 14, 2017
In this third installment of an occasional series on research and data useful to readers, PassBlue takes a look at financial threats to a United Nations agency focused on family planning and how e-waste in Asia is hurting the…
- Categories: Climate Change, Health and Population, Take a Look
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • February 5, 2017
Thirty-two days in office as United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres spoke extensively to the media for the first time at UN headquarters, on Feb. 1. Indicative of the chaos gripping many parts of the world as a result of…
- Jane Roberts
- • January 29, 2017
Imagine yourself a pregnant woman in Syria making her way on foot to a refugee camp when suddenly you go into labor. The United Nations Population Fund is there to save you and your baby’s life. That is what…
- Categories: UN Agencies, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, Women, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • January 24, 2017
Just days after a global outpouring of support for a movement demanding protection for the rights of women and other advances promoted by civil society, Donald Trump has fully turned back the clock. On Jan. 23, with a stroke…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Health and Population, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees, US-UN Relations, Women
- Barbara Crossette
- • January 6, 2017
While Washington is caught up in the unfolding drama about the extent and motives of Russian hacking and possible attempted manipulation of the 2016 American presidential election, another story is playing out around threats to “punish” the United Nations….
- 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…
- Categories: Africa, Health and Population, SDGs, UN Agencies, Women
- Barbara Crossette
- • October 27, 2015
Challenged by the staggering agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to abolish most of the world’s ills within 15 years, research organizations, advocacy groups and objective demographers had begun to do the math well before the goals were…
- Yashica Dutt
- • September 21, 2015
I am a terrible cook, a life skill I am not proud of missing out on. I routinely shame myself for not posting curated selfies of home-cooked cuisine, but my mother couldn’t be happier about my impediment. When I…
- Categories: India
- Barbara Crossette
- • July 30, 2015
In 1973, Jesse Helms, a newly elected United States senator and an ideologue contemptuous of the United Nations, dismissive of international treaties and completely devoid of compassion for the world’s poor, put his name on an amendment to the…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Women
- Amy Wu
- • July 27, 2015
A trio of megatrends that could radically change the makeup of cities around the world is about to converge. “You have two very powerful trends,” says John Wilmoth, director of the United Nations Population Division. “There’s aging of population…
- Categories: Cities, Health and Population, Women
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