Following years of civil war, Southern Sudan is Africa's youngest nation but continues to face the challenge of human resources for health. AMREF continues t...

With a fascination for real-life stories and the power they hold, Andrew Losowsky wants to change who we listen to, and how we listen. About TEDx, x = indepe...

As Vice President of Sustainable Development, Rachel leads the Bank's global work in agriculture, environment, energy, infrastructure, urban, and social deve...

On April 12, 2011, Maurice Young checked himself into a local homeless shelter looking for a break from his life. What he didn’t expect to find was his life’...

In this session of the April 7-9, 2011 conference "Science and Technology Studies: The Next Twenty," Pierre-Benoit Joly (Paris-Est and IFRIS) and David Stark...

How do you, as an artist, stay unique when you are confronted with thousands of images each day? How do you know that what you create is truly yours and not ...

This film reveals the brutal reality of life on the streets and in the slums of Mumbai, following the daily struggles of four young children to survive. Want...

Every day, humanitarian aid workers stand on the front lines of war and disaster, braving tremendous dangers and difficulties to deliver assistance to those who need it most. World Humanitarian Day (WHD), which takes place every year on 19 August, recognizes the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and mobilizes people to advocate for humanitarian action. The day was designated by the General Assembly seven years ago to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.