Tag: Development & Aid
46 Articles
- Global Governance
Why Global Leadership is Key to International Development
As developing countries continue to deal with the pandemic without equitable access to vaccines, mounting international debt, and worsening challenges stemming from climate,…
October 25, 2021
- Dialogues
“Big and Bold”: Professor Lawrence Gostin on the US Role in Global Vaccine Distribution
GJIA: Let us start off with the current state of vaccine distribution. The Economist Intelligence Unit reports that all developed countries are expected to achieve widespread…
June 23, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Understanding Haiti Through the Power of the Social Forces in Interaction
When studying the Haitian state and its institutions, scholars and policymakers often unwittingly employ standard neo-colonial tropes developed through the lens of racialized…
June 15, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Making Anti-Racism the Core of the Humanitarian System: A Review of Literature on Race and Humanitarian Aid
In a July 2020 internal statement signed by 1,000 staff members of Médecins Sans Frontéres (MSF), workers criticized the NGO’s “dehumanizing” programs, run by a …
May 21, 2021
- Global Governance
COVID-19 and Organized Crime: the Politics of Illicit Markets, States, and the Pandemic
COVID-19 is challenging state capacity in Latin America as political leaders scramble to stem the rate of infection and vaccinate their populations in a region that is among the…
May 19, 2021
- Business & Economics
Degrowth: Less Resource Use for More Wellbeing and Resilience
Broad consensus that the survival of human societies depends on reducing harmful environmental impacts would suggest widespread movement toward degrowth objectives, yet…
May 9, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Curbing Illicit Financial Flows to Pay for Sustainable Development and COVID-19 Recovery
As states seek to cope with the economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, budget deficits and debt burdens widen. This is particularly true in Africa, where post…
March 2, 2021
- Business & Economics
Is the Future of Central America’s Growth Sustainable?
Introduction Because of the Central American Common Market and the region’s access to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Central America has a strategic trade and investment…
December 18, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
A Human Rights-Based Approach to International Food Assistance: Adopting a Long-Term Solution to an Immediate Challenge
In October 2020, the World Food Programme (WFP) received the Nobel Peace Prize for its work as the ultimate foot soldier in the fight against global hunger. Months prior, the…
December 8, 2020
- Forum
Climate Change’s Disproportionate Impact on Women: Agricultural Workers in South Africa
Impact on Women in South Africa’s Agricultural Workforce Recent weather events across South Africa, such as the 2019 droughts, the worst in thirty-five years for some regions…
July 19, 2020