Independent UN Panel Calls for Diplomatic Surge to End ‘Daily Reality’ of War Crimes in Syria
With Syria engulfed in an escalating and increasingly brutal civil war, a panel of United Nations human rights experts today issued its latest report on the crisis, detailing war crimes it says were committed by both the Syrian Government and opposition forces, and calling for a “diplomatic surge” to end [...]
The world has already halved poverty – can we eradicate it by 2030?
Between 1990 and 2010, one billion people were lifted out of extreme poverty. But it may not be possible to do that again.The June cover of The Economist is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of ending extreme poverty by 2030. The driving force for the sharp decline in poverty worldwide [...]
Why don’t more NGOs use the ‘making markets work for the poor’ approach? 5 questions for Emma Proud
"Direct delivery" development is simple. Livestock are sick; let’s distribute vaccinations. People need more food; let's train farmers.You’ve probably seen an ad campaign imploring you to donate to such a cause. The images tug at your heartstrings and technology lets you to make an instant donation. Despite that direct delivery [...]
As public and private firms blur, Seoul mayor calls it perfectly natural
Social innovation is slowly spreading to virtually every sector of the global economy, according to the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s summer issue.One unusual article comes from Seoul’s mayor, Won-Soon Park, who has worked in the nonprofit, private and public sectors. He claims that the melding of these sectors is the [...]
Beyond Militarism and War toward a Nonviolent World
Many acknowledge the corporate media military industrial complex is now so much in control that it seems a colossal task to try to change it; but try we must if there is to be a future for our children. We are becoming more enlightened; as we abolished slavery so too [...]
Free life insurance with your phone bill? Ghana’s Tigo tries it
With so many African mobile users switching out SIM cards on a daily basis, how do mobile companies keep their customers loyal? By offering free microinsurance products. There are now more mobile users in Africa than there are in the United States or Europe, as reported by The World Bank and [...]