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Author, Maryam Alkhawaja, wrote an article according to a real story that could help to share the importance of focusing on SDGs. Author: Maryam Alkhawaja Wars, occupation and children emotions In this world we are going through a lot of things that could affect our life and change it in a day or a...

Zaatari camp, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world, sits less than 12 kilometers away from the border between Syria and northern Jordan. Rows of houses disappear into the desert, making it hard to tell where the camp begins and ends. Metal containers pieced together like patchwork are home...

Over the past year, Tijuana, Mexico, has seen an influx of U.S.-bound Haitian migrants fleeing communities left in disrepair from the 2010 earthquake and further devastated by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. These migrants often begin their journey in Latin America and trek through multiple...

Africa is home to approximately two-thirds of the global population living with HIV and—despite a decline in HIV infection rates and AIDS mortality—the epidemic continues to take a toll across the continent. At the same time, Africa is home to 15 of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates...

Roughly 15,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually among American children. Eighty percent of these children ultimately are cured, which is a remarkable medical success story. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where about 100,000 new cases of pediatric cancer occur annually and 90 percent of those...

The human cost of the conflict in Yemen has been devastating. The situation remains grim, with needs increasing sharply across all sectors, exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities, degrading community resilience and accelerating the collapse of public institutions.+ Children have been acutely...

As we draw 2019 to a close, we reflect upon another year wherein millions of people were forced to flee their homes because of armed conflict or violence. On the eve of this holiday season, human rights lawyer and refugee advocate Charlie Martel personalizes some of the physical, legal and...