Vital Voices, an organization co-founded by former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and the late Madeleine Albright, hosted a festival on amplifying the voices of women confronting…
38 viewsVital Voices, an organization co-founded by former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and the late Madeleine Albright, hosted a festival on amplifying women leaders and ways women could help…
114 viewsKing’s College lecturer Charlie Laderman delivered the concluding talk of a Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference on early 20th century American famine relief to Russia - and the…
89 viewsDora Chomiak of the group Razom (Together) for Ukraine talked about her group’s relief efforts in Ukraine.
296 viewsMinky Worden, director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch, discussed Chinese human rights abuses.
542 viewsViewers responded to the question, “Are you concerned about China hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics?” The question came amid alleged human rights abuses happening in China.
995 viewsInternational aid experts joined the Center for Strategic International Studies for a discussion on the future of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The panelists talked about the need…
125 viewsIrene Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, talked about her book, The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights. She argues that human rights and poverty are directly connected…
686 viewsAuthor and journalist Robert Kaplan explored the life of Bob Gersony, a freelance contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and how his reports from war zones…
704 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S.-Syria policy with Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn. Among the topics discussed were Syria’s humanitarian crisis, refugees being forced to…
465 viewsThis 1946 Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry,…
996 viewsPresident Trump met with Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez in the Oval Office at the White House. In brief remarks, the two leaders reaffirmed the relationship between the countries and…
2,870 viewsChef Jose Andres talked about his book, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time, on the efforts of the World Central Kitchen to feed the people of…
336 viewsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the department’s 2019 human trafficking report at an event honoring individuals around the world who led the fight in combating trafficking. He called…
884 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the importance of continued humanitarian aid for Syria. Witnesses included actor and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
1,307 viewsPresident Trump delivered remarks at the annual meeting of the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower…
851 viewsU2 singer and activist Bono received the first-ever George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership for his humanitarian contributions. The award was presented to him by the 43rd…
1,418 viewsState Department, Defense Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials testified at a hearing on U.S. policy in Yemen. The witnesses updated committee…
1,427 viewsJohn Ging, the operations director for the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office, delivered a report to the United Nations Security Council on the worsening humanitarian…
114 viewsAmanda Moniz talked about her book, From Empire to Humanity: The American Revolution and the Origins of Humanitarianism. She spoke about the motivations and charity work of mid-18th century…
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