Views and photos from Rachel Leah
The black plastic bags, water sachets and ice cream packaging that line the roads of Accra, Ghana’s capital, make them seem like waste-filled runways. More…
Category Archives: Development
Longtime Refugees Grateful for Citizenship in Tanzania Reply
After more than 40 years as refugees, 162,000 Burundians become Tanzanian citizens. Barbara Borst reports.
A girl called Happiness draws water from the one free well in Ulyankulu, Tanzania. Photo by Barbara Borst
Brazil Tackles Forced Labor Problem Reply
Latin America has nearly 2 million forced laborers, a problem that needs further research and action. In a documentary video and website, Ana Maria Defillo reports on efforts to expose and address the issue in Brazil.
Performers at the Centro de Apoio e Pastoral do Migrante (CAMI) Third Annual Immigrant Music and Poetry Festival in Sao Paulo. Photos by Ana Defillo
Khayelitsha Township Visit Reply
To learn about South Africa’s transformation since the end of apartheid in 1994, a group of graduate students from New York University’s Center for Global Affairs visited Johannesburg and Cape Town in June. Lori Perkovich reports.
Caring Network members show students around Khayelitsha township. Photo by Barbara Borst
Clinton, Lagarde Headline Women’s Summit Reply
The stage at the Women in the World event. Photo by Leslie Dewees
The opening night of the fifth annual Women in the World Summit had an obvious theme: women of action. Leslie Dewees reports.
The Conversation: Bolivia’s Big Opportunity Reply
An indigenous Bolivian plays a traditional flute at the Valle de la Luna near La Paz, Bolivia. Photo by Brian Seavitt
By renationalizing its oil and gas, Bolivia has lifted its economy, but the country needs to invest in its people and diversify its economy in order to achieve sustainable growth. Brian Seavitt suggests how. More…
Tyranny in Development Reply
“It’s time to recognize the principle that men and women really are created equal,” Professor William Easterly declared at a promotion of his new book Tyranny of Experts. Lauren Corr was there for Tutawaza. 
Stopping Sexual Violence in Congo 2
Lori Perkovich reports on a United Nations panel discussion of the conflict-related sexual violence that plagues the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Panelists discuss ways to stop sexual violence in the Congo. Photo courtesy of The Enough Project
Adventures in Kurdistan Reply
A man in Zakho, Iraq, wearing traditional Kurdish attire. Photos by Sara Monteabaro
Sara Monteabaro writes: During January 2014, I traveled to the Kurdistan region of Iraq along with five other students from New York University’s master’s in global affairs program. The trip was part of the Joint Research Seminar in Peacebuilding run by Professor Thomas Hill in conjunction with the University of Duhok in Iraq. As part of the program, each NYU student paired up with a Duhok counterpart to write a research paper on a topic related to peacebuilding in the Kurdistan region.
Reflections on Rwandan genocide 1
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4 is the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Over 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in three months. American development and humanitarian worker, Carl Wilkens was there. Leslie Dewees reports.
African Solutions to African Problems Reply
African leaders reflect on their continent’s efforts at peacebuilding and development. Jane McClenahan reports.
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