International/Foreign Affairs

Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

Skepticism abounded when Phillip Morris International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The tobacco giant plans to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization...

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'Massive Anxiety' As Turkey Cracks Down On International NGOs

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10/02/2017

Just before Ramadan in late spring 2017, the full might of the Turkish state descended on a foreign aid agency in the border town of Gaziantep. Six different government agencies, among them the migration directorate and the gendarmerie, had come to...

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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.

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Food Systems

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/29/2017

Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, other approaches might better deliver services in a market-driven, customer-centric way.

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

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Rockefeller VR Film: Power in Hand - A 360 Experience

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09/28/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation created Smart Power for Rural Development initiative, which delivers renewable electricity and puts it in the hands of villages that don't have access to power. This VR film helps illustrate this project's successes.

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

The question now is whether more global health funders will turn their attention to helping spread these strategies of prevention to poorer countries.

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

More than 1 million people have been uprooted from their homes since a violent anti-Government revolt erupted last year in Kasai.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2017

A new report released this week, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems, based on interviews with leading NGOs and grantmakers, seeks to offer some concrete recommendations and catalyze a conversation about how to change the industry with an eye...