Measuring The Millennium Development Goals: Cutting Maternal Deaths

Becoming a mother in sub-Saharan Africa is more dangerous than climbing Mount Everest. In Chad, the odds of dying during pregnancy or childbirth are one in 15; in Sierra Le...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

Why Catherine Hardwicke Started to Fight Back Against Hollywood Sexism.

Catherine Hardwicke recently stormed the red carpet of her latest indie, “Miss You Already,” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. With her male publicist c...

World Bank Warns Climate Change Could Add 100 Mln Poor By 2030

Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, the Wor...

It’s Pretty Obvious Not Enough Is Being Done Ahead of the Paris Climate Talks

"We have some substantial reductions that come out of that, and that takes a curve that's been bending and keeps bending it even further," said David Waskow, director of th...

Film Festival Celebrates Jewish?Culture

When the Calgary Jewish Film Festival began 15 years ago, its opening night attracted 40 people. This Saturday the festival will open with a screening of the documentary Ro...

Five Majors Announce Project ĀSMĀN To Reduce Maternal And Newborn Mortality In India

Project ĀSMĀN, a major healthcare initiative aimed at reducing infant, neonatal and maternal mortality in India, was launched on November 3, 2015 by a consortium of leadi...

AID FOR AIDS To Host My Hero Gala

AID FOR AIDS, the international non-profit organization committed to empowering communities at risk of HIV and other vulnerable situations, has announced the honourees for ...

AID FOR AIDS To Host My Hero Gala

AID FOR AIDS, the international non-profit organization committed to empowering communities at risk of HIV and other vulnerable situations, has announced the honourees for ...