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Climate Change Impacting Latin American Migration
Author highlights how climate change is driving mass migration from Latin America, exposing migrants to dangerous journeys and inadequate legal protections, and calls for urgent international reforms ...
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Femicide in Mexico: How Mexico is Fueling Gender Violence
Article explores Mexico’s femicide crisis, highlighting systemic impunity, cultural machismo, and government inaction—while urging reform, public education, and support under new leadership to address...
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Language Barriers: The Need to Expand Translation and Interpretation Services Across the US-Mexico Border
Author argues for improved interpreter and translation services for asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. By Hannah Pell. (12/23/2023)
Build Back Better World (B3W): A Tool for Checking Chinese Influence in Latin America
The new Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative by the G7 is more advantageous than the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. By James McKenna. (12/27/2021)
Why Does America Exclude Development Finance from its Foreign Aid Account?
Foreign aid does not count development finance funding - resulting in billions of dollars being missed. What are its global impacts? Here's a blueprint to correct it. By Mumukshu Patel. (04/16/20...
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America’s opportunity to show solidarity (in action) with Sri Lanka
The Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will review a proposed $480 million compact with Sri Lanka this week. Supporting it will show solidrity in the wake of the recent terrorist ...
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Nationalism in Japan & Brazil: a World Apart
Japan, Brazil, and a need to look at nationalism in the context of a country's social and moral fabric. By Sandy Milne. (02/04/2019)
Paging Gov. Beasley: Will the World Food Program face a famine or flourish under American budget cut
The WFP needs to flourish in these trying times to control world hunger and thirst. New Executive Director Gov. David Beasley needs to do just that. By M. Patel. (03/29/2017)
Let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global banking
On this International Women’s Day, we can start to begin the end of male dominance of MDBs: let’s shatter the glass ceiling for women in global MBD banking. By M. Patel. (03/08/2017)
A Consequential UN Appointment From The Trump Administration
David Beasley has been nominated to lead the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP), a critical program that needs visionary leadership. By M. Patel. (03/07/2017)
The right to practice one’s religion and the citizen’s right to free speech are both essential freedoms in any state wishing to call itself ‘a democracy’. By Dr. Bruce Mable...
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The Plight of Refugees
A brief analysis of the global refugee crisis. By Sooyoung Hu. (01/05/2016)
Questioning Canada’s Middle Power Status and its Possible Impact on the UNSC Bid
Finding itself as a middle power, how must Canada act to bid on a temporary United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat? By Sebastian Hierl. (12/05/2016)
There has not been a single woman leader of the five major development banks, in their more than fifty year history..It's time there is. By Choop Sadkam. (10/07/2016)
Better Yielding, Better Living: Sustainable Agricultural Productivity in the 2030 agenda
Food production must be doubled to feed a global population of nine billion by 2050. Author presents efforts needed to meet that goal. By Mumukshu Patel. (10/07/2015)