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Wynton Marsalis Awarded French Legion of Honor in NYC

Jim Luce | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Wynton Marsalis received France’s highest distinction last week in New York – the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an honor t...

Kofi Annan And Duran Duran's Climate Change Anthem (VIDEO)

Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


Kofi Annan teams up with Duran Duran and other musicians to call for action against climate change with this video. The track acts as a petition and i...

The Brilliance (and Stupidity) of The Age of Stupid

Steven G. Brant | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment


Steven G. Brant

The film is essentially the same rant against stupid behavior we've heard for years, dressed up in an elaborate, well-intended package.

When You Educate A Girl, Everything Changes

Julia Moulden | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

"Your eyes, it's a day's work to look into them." American composer and performance artist Laurie Anderson wrote the line that came to me when I first...

Protecting R2P

Lloyd Axworthy | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


Lloyd Axworthy

This week, a principle adopted by world leaders four years ago to prevent mass atrocity will face a crucial test.

Ban Ki-moon: I Am Like An "Invisible Man"

WSJ | JOE LAURIA and STEVE STECKLOW | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


As the Obama administration implements a new U.S. strategy toward the United Nations, it's working with a U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, who is ...

UN Envoy's Term Ends, but Rebels Go On and On

Maria Burnett | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Maria Burnett

Several members of congress support a bill that would oblige the White House to develop a detailed strategy to protect civilians from the brutal Lord's Resistance Army in east and central Africa.

Kenya Tribunal On Violence To Be In Place By 2010

UPI | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Kenya has agreed to a July 2010 deadline to set up a tribunal to try those responsible for inciting violence that killed 1,500 people in 2007, officia...

Italy Hosts Child Soldiers Symposium

Jim Luce | Posted 07.28.2009 | World


Jim Luce

With the changing nature of armed conflict, the impact of war on children and young people has become more brutal than ever.

The Future of the State of Africa

Kofi Annan | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Kofi Annan

Africa is enormously rich in potential. If we have the courage to rise to the challenge, it will benefit 900 million people and create a valuable growth platform for the global economy.

The Annan Plan

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World


Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

A Marshall Plan for Africa would fight and stop the expansion of heartless capitalism in Subsaharan Africa and increase agricultural output beyond pre-independence levels.

Sons of the Mau Mau

Frankie Martin | Posted 03.22.2009 | World


Frankie Martin

Kenya must tackle the roots of its election chaos. These include poverty, tribalism, and the failure of the country to live up to the vision of its first president, Jomo Kenyatta.

Mountain Redesign: What "Davos Man" Should Be Doing

Steven G. Brant | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business


Steven G. Brant

Capitalism as currently designed must be replaced, not "fixed"... not "rebooted." Our world's leaders must implement a new economic system appropriate to this totally new world.

Time of Crisis and Opportunity

Kofi Annan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Kofi Annan

At Davos, our business and political leaders must show they understand that our world has shifted for good and that we have to change with it or perish.

Time For Regime Change in Zimbabwe

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


Jirair Ratevosian

In Zimbabwe, the lack of medicine, equipment, services, and staff in public hospitals is resulting in preventable deaths. There is no access to care for those who cannot afford private clinics.

The Gentler Gamester is the Soonest Winner

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Jim Wallis

As American and Indian intelligence continue to point to the Pakistani militant organization as responsible for last weeks attacks in Mumbai, I hope they've read a new report from the National Intelligence Council.

Zimbabwe Health Crisis a Regional Problem

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Jirair Ratevosian

A complete collapse of Zimbabwe's health system and sanitation infrastructure has given way to a major cholera epidemic spreading throughout the country. Raw sewage is running in the streets, and medicine is unavailable.

Zimbabwe Health Crisis "A Disaster of Unimaginable Proportions"

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Jirair Ratevosian

This weekend, a group including... Kofi Annan and former U.S. President Carter had to cancel a humanitarian assessment visit to Zimbabwe when the Mugabe government refused them visas.

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


Michealene Cristini Risley

In addition to the AIDS epidemic, the mass starvation and increase of rape and abuse, Cholera has reared its head. Still, nothing is done by the rest of the world.

Zimbabwe Refuses Entry To Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Zimbabwe has refused to let Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter and a South African human rights advocate visit the impoverish...

Kenya's Rival Politicians Sign Deal

AP | TOM MALITI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's president and the opposition leader signed a power-sharing deal Thursday to bring the country back from the depths of v...

Clinton, Pelosi, Gates Join List Of Subjects Allegedly Interviewed By Ex-ABC News Consultant

ABC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Former President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mi...