NEW YORK : Three years after the Taliban’s return to power, and with the world distracted by other crises, Afghanistan seldom makes global headlines anymore. But make no mistake: conditions in the country continue to deteriorate, with...
GENEVA : The United Nations recently estimated that the number of crisis-affected children in need of urgent educational support has skyrocketed from 75 million in 2016 to 222 million today. That’s 222 million dreams dashed – and 222...
NEW YORK – COVID-19 is pushing the world to the brink. The pandemic has killed more than 4.7 million people, caused global GDP to decline by 4.6% in 2020, and pushed 119-124 million more people into extreme poverty. Today, nearly one...
