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Coverage of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border has stirred outrage. We speak to border expert Gabriella Sanchez about the politics and policy, media coverage and meaning of these developments.
Malnutrition Deeply asked nutrition experts and practitioners about the history of U.S. opposition to breastfeeding and how the lessons from the WHA will help guide their future approach to this issue.
Natalie Sikorski
Experts and practitioners from around the world met in Beirut to weigh in on the growing acceptance of unarmed civilian protection methods in peacebuilding efforts.
A new report from the Pacific Institute outlines creative collaborations and policy changes needed to better scale stormwater solutions, explains research associate Morgan Shimabuku.
Emily Courey Pryor Executive Director of Data2X
Understanding how all dimensions of development impact women and girls is essential to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals, and we can’t do that without good gender-disaggregated data, says Emily Courey Pryor, executive director of Data2X.
Taylor Graham Water and Environmental Journalist
Utah is proposing two large water developments to augment supplies, while the state has some of the highest consumption in the country, writes Taylor Graham of the Utah Rivers Council.
Mary D’Alimonte Senior Program Officer at Results for Development
Jack Clift Program Director at Results for Development
Results for Development researchers emphasize the need to leverage the Investment Framework for Nutrition to scale up nutrition-specific interventions and get smarter and more systematic about nutrition-sensitive projects in other sectors.
Steven Heydemann Senior Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy
Syria’s post-conflict landscape poses challenges for policymakers and development practitioners. But to date neither has addressed its policy implications or how Syria’s experience challenges assumptions on reconstruction, writes foreign policy expert Steven Heydemann.
Mark Yarnell Senior Advocate, Refugees International
More than one in 10 internally displaced people are in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Mark Yarnell of Refugees International describes millions of IDPs falling between the cracks of a humanitarian system in urgent need of reform.
Elizabeth (Liz) Hume Senior Director for Programs and Strategy
By threatening to cut aid to Central America, the United States may inadvertently increase the drivers of conflict in this region and consequently see an uptick in the flow of migrants, writes Liz Hume of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
Debora Del Pistoia Freelance Journalist
The campaign to detain, harass and deport thousands of African migrants is about politics, not past agreements with Niger. Debora Del Pistoia looks past the excuses at the reality of a xenophobic crackdown.
Sara Aminzadeh Executive Director, California Coastkeeper Alliance
Sara Aminzadeh, executive director of California Coastkeeper Alliance and a member of the California Coastal Commission, says there’s momentum for ambitious ocean commitments to be made at the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit.
Harriet Lamb CEO of Peacebuilding Charity International Alert
New findings from Mali underline the failure of hard security approaches to conflict-resolution. The international community must build trust between civilians and security forces if it hopes to reduce violent extremism, writes Harriet Lamb, CEO of International Alert.
Laura Buffoni Senior Livelihoods Officer - UNHCR
Syrian refugees in Jordan have talked about their fears and challenges, views and culture, since their arrival. But have we been listening? Laura Buffoni of the U.N. refugee agency reflects on why the Jordan Compact is failing women and urges better-designed policies.
Laura Buffoni Senior Livelihoods Officer - UNHCR
Syrian refugees in Jordan have talked about their fears and challenges, views and culture, since their arrival. But have we been listening? Laura Buffoni of the U.N. refugee agency reflects on why the Jordan Compact is failing women and urges better-designed policies.
Paul Harvey Environmental Science Researcher, Australia’s Macquarie University
As governments around the world rightly consider bans of various kinds of disposable plastics, nuance is needed to protect crucial applications, such as in research, food aid and medicine, argues environmental science researcher Paul Harvey of Macquarie University.
Holly Doremus James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation, University of California, Berkeley
The Clean Water Act has failed to protect California’s wetlands and a recent executive order by the Trump Administration could make things worse. California needs a state program to get the job done, says environmental law professor Holly Doremus.
Through their efforts to immunize livestock and introduce new, more productive breeds, veterinarians with Veterinaries Sans Frontieres Germany are working to prevent South Sudan from descending into famine. Malnutrition Deeply spoke to Silvester Okoth, the country director.
Cedric de Coning Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
An increasing number of analysts argue it is time for U.N. peacekeeping to focus on more limited protection missions, but it may be a mistake to say whether they should or should not engage in peacebuilding tasks, writes Cedric de Coning for the Global Observatory.
Aruna Kashyap Senior Counsel for the Women’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Sexual harassment is a common complaint in garment factories, where women make up most of the workforce. Instead of distancing themselves from labor abuse, global brands should work together to end the problem, says Human Rights Watch senior counsel Aruna Kashyap
Wave pools are opening far away from the coasts. Surfer and environmentalist Steve Hawk discusses his high hopes – and biggest fears – for the future of the technology and whether it will inspire more or less love of the ocean.
Fabian Wagner Former Co-Spokesperson, Federation of Young European Greens
Bribing West African states with E.U. aid money does nothing to compensate for their loss of remittances, writes activist Fabian Wagner. He condemns the bullying of Mali to get it to readmit migrants.
When Sicilian photographer Mario Badagliacca grew tired of ‘overexposing’ migrants arriving by sea, he searched for another way to document their experiences – through their lost belongings. We speak with Badagliacca about ‘picturing refugees.’
In our June episode of Deeply Talks, experts join us to discuss issues affecting widows and the unique disadvantages they face as they try to earn a living and care for their families.
As Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) becomes an increasingly accepted practice within the mainstream peacebuilding community, our editors speak with Tiffany Easthom of Nonviolent Peaceforce about the overlap between UCP and peacebuilding.
California is close to awarding $2.7 billion to new water storage projects. Jay Lund of U.C. Davis and Rachel Zwillinger of Defenders of Wildlife explain the process and how it will impact the state.
Marta Foresti
Public outcry over U.S. and European policies towards migrants is not enough, nor are idealistic solutions; instead we need politically viable policy alternatives, argues Marta Foresti of the Overseas Development Institute.
Lithium is found in seawater and in some groundwater. A new filtering material could be used in desalination to extract lithium, potentially offsetting the high cost of producing freshwater from the ocean, says University of Texas chemical engineer Benny Freeman.
Yashodhara Rana Program Officer, Results for Development
Augustin Flory Managing Director for Nutrition, Results for Development
The food and diets innovation space is ready for a transformation, but innovators and funders lack accessible information and networks, write Results for Development researchers Augustin Flory and Yashodhara Rana.
Poppy Ogier Research and Communications Officer, PositiveNegatives
Our series Picturing Refugees continues with Poppy Ogier from PositiveNegatives explaining the power of illustrative storytelling and why it works in depicting human stories of refuge and migration.
Jeremy Konyndyk Former Director, OFDA
The U.S. pick for IOM chief should clarify his views and repudiate the White House’s migration demagoguery, otherwise member-states should reject him in this week’s vote, Jeremy Konyndyk from the Center For Global Development writes for IRIN.
The future of krill – and all the marine wildlife that feed on them – is uncertain in the changing Southern Ocean. Krill biologist Stephen Nicol says they may be adaptable to climate change, but new technologies need to be deployed to study their enigmatic behavior.
Luke Messac Physician and a Historian
The inventors of the Gross Domestic Product measure could have included women’s unpaid care work in national accounting system from the beginning, if only they’d listened to their female colleague.
Before funding for a USAID project disappears, the director of food security and nutrition wants to apply some of the program’s lessons on nutrition-sensitive agriculture to broader food systems.
Reporting on international development can often fall back on tired clichés about women and girls. With a platform dedicated to elevating the voices of African women, Eliza Anyangwe wants to change that.
Lena Riemer Deputy Managing Director, Graduate School Human Rights under Pressure
Alleged corruption in Germany’s asylum system has been used recklessly to advance a hardline agenda, says researcher Lena Riemer, describing an agency under huge strain, not a hotbed of corruption.
Roberta Elias Deputy Director for Ocean Policy, World Wildlife Fund
Whitley Saumweber Ocean Policy Consultant
We must reorient our ocean management to adapt to new climate realities, say Whitley Saumweber, former ocean and coastal adviser to President Obama, and Roberta Elias of the World Wildlife Fund.
Alvar Escriva-Bou Research Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center
Recent studies have calculated how much water is available for recharge, but the hurdle now is how to get it underground, writes researcher Alvar Escriva-Bou of the PPIC Water Policy Center.
Gustavo Macedo, PassBlue Rresearcher, at Columbia University's Global Policy Initiative Project
To turn the language of prevention into specific actions aimed at ending sexual atrocities against women, the United Nations should learn key lessons from Guinea’s Conakry massacre, writes researcher Gustavo Macedo.
Sana Mustafa Founder of Sana Mustafa Consulting
We don’t accept all-male panels on women’s issues, so why do we still discuss refugee policy without refugees, asks entrepreneur Sana Mustafa. Beyond tokenistic inclusion of refugee stories, she argues that meaningful participation requires major institutional shifts.
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