Post-Apartheid Inequality in South Africa
Twenty-two years after the end of the apartheid government, South Africa has come has come a long way. A far higher proportion of the population has access to clean water and electricity, school attendance has greatly increased, and GDP reached an
The Burundi Crisis
A basic web search of Burundi today will return article titles such as, "Killings, Abduction and Torture Spread fear in Burundi", "Disappearances Blamed on the Police", and "Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses." More than 400 people have been killed and
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth piece in a series exploring the Sustainable Development Goals. See the introduction to the series here. Why is it that some countries enjoy sustained levels of peace and prosperity while others remain trapped in cycles of war
Reversing HIV Stigmas in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Editor's Note: This interview does not represent the official positions of MSF but the interviewee’s own views. Robert is a UK based doctor who has been working with Doctors Without Borders/MSF since 2014. Passionate about HIV/TB and maternal health, he is
SDG 13: Taking Climate Action
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth piece in a series in collaboration with the SDSN-Y exploring the Sustainable Development Goals. See the introduction to the series here, SDG-12 here, and SDG-15 here. More and more people are becoming aware of the importance of our
David Morley On Caring For The World’s Most Forgotten People
David Morley has been President and CEO of UNICEF Canada since March 14, 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Morley served as President and CEO of Save the Children Canada, and before that was Executive Director of Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders Canada. Mr.
Millennials Making A Change
What do you get when you put together a group of recently graduated millennials, some bright ideas, and a video camera? A couple of youtube videos? Oh no. You get so much more than that. You get Generation Y Not. The
Insights Into Humanitarianism, After Over 20 Years with MSF
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe is a lawyer and an activist focusing on humanitarian assistance, access to medicines, global health, governance and global health ethics. After working for several years with grassroots organisations in Indonesia, Rachel joined MSF. She headed emergency humanitarian missions
Africa in Western Media
Media is one of the most powerful tools used to spread information. With that power comes responsibility, both on behalf of the producer and of the consumer. Information from the media should be absorbed with a grain of salt, and