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In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, file photo, people pass a banner reading "STOP EBOLA," forming part of Sierra Leone's Ebola free campaign in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. 

How do ‘whole-of-government’ programs actually work? Part II

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the “whole-of-government” approach to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

Women's March activists participate in a nationwide protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to fill the seat on the Supreme Court left by the passing of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the 2020 election, in Washington, Oct. 17, 2020.

How the US presidential election could impact women’s health worldwide

2020 US presidential election
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How a US aid agency hoped hip-hop might fuel a Cuban revolution

Development
A South Sudanese girl displaced by the conflict carries a younger boy on her back as they walk through mud in a flooded camp for internally displaced people at the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State May 30, 2014. There are about 18,000 people shelte

A million South Sudanese are at risk of starving

Conflict & Justice
A man speaks on his cell phone on a street in Havana.

Did the US government design the ZunZuneo app to empower Cubans or stir unrest?

Global Politics
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Haiti devastation emerges

The extent of the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti is slowly emerging, with thousands of people feared dead.

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Russia Boots USAID in a Big Blow to Obama’s ‘Reset’ Policy

Global Politics

President Obama’s “reset” policy with Russia took a blow this week as the USAID was told to pack its bags and leave the country by October 1, 2012.

Wife of American Held in Cuba Hoping for Papal Help

Global Politics

The wife of an American man convicted of espionage in Cuba is hoping that the Pope’s visit there can help bring her husband, Alan Gross home.

Famine Declared in Southern Somalia but Terrorists May Block Aid

The United Nations has declared parts of southern Somalia to be in a state of famine, as the country struggles to cope with a drought that has affected more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa. But international aid efforts may be complicated because of the Islamic terrorist organization Al-Shabaab, which controls sections […]

Top of the Hour: Humanitarian Crisis in Libya, Morning Headlines

Humanitarian aid is beginning to arrive in Libya as fighting continues and fears of food, water and electricity shortages loom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that “at least 18 doctors and nurses from an organization funded by USAID had arrived in Benghazi and were beginning to provide support to the city’s main hospital.”

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