At first glance, achieving these goals promptly in a country like Nigeria may seem like a pipedream. The eighth largest nation in the world, Nigeria hosts 1/5 of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, over half of which lives on less than $1 a day.

The United Nations recently published the 2011 World Economic Situation and Prospects report. But the picture that was painted by a highly simplistic brush.

The Senate's failure on Paycheck Fairness appears to be entirely consistent with our global outlook. U.S. hypocrisy is exposed when addressing the most blatant human rights crises on a global scale.

President Obama used the gathering of world leaders in New York last week to announce the first-ever US Policy on Global Development, promising that, ...

The MDGs are changing lives for the better. As we take stock, we must recognize Africa's progress in the two areas that success with the MDGs depends on: good governance and a thriving private sector.

Perhaps the most ambitious MDG is the fourth, which aims to reduce child mortality by two-thirds. Progress is being made on this goal but much more can and should be done.

If you want to know why investing in women and girls is important, look no further than Time Magazine's Aug. 1st cover. The much discussed cover fea...

The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.