The year 2016 remains on track to be the hottest year on record, with average global temperatures set to break even the records of 2015, according to data covering the... read more →
The Myanmar security forces are responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes and the burning down of houses and entire villages in a campaign of violence against Rohingya people that may... read more →
Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp. Young people, activists and protest movements using the internet and mobiles. These are the images that usually come to mind when technology is discussed as a catalyst... read more →
Innovation is a word we hear a lot these days. Across the globe, businesses are utilizing new technology, ideas and approaches to deliver services faster, wider and better. The development... read more →
The popular idea that development aid can curb migration has come under fire from economists. But researchers Jonas Gamso and Farhod Yuldashev found that one type of aid does have... read more →
Global information and communication technologies data released yesterday by the United Nations agency responsible for ICT shows that the world is more connected than ever, but also reveals that many... read more →
In a new detailed analysis of the global climate between 2011 and 2015 – the hottest 5-year period on record – the United Nations weather agency has found an increasingly... read more →
By Hilary Collins Development practitioners often rely on labels to discuss the theory and practice of development. While labeling can help frame discourse on development, the disadvantages of using labels... read more →
Violent extremism has become virtually a part of life in many areas of the world. Each week brings a new story about the deliberate and horrific killing of civilians, including... read more →
Alongside the daily barrage of rockets and gunfire facing the Arab region is a more insidious but perhaps no less important foe – climate change. Climate change and conflict both... read more →