Sep 20 Progress, But Less Promise for Development Goals By Talea Miller Leaders from around the globe are gathering in New York Monday for the start of a three-day summit on the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Here's a crash course on what those goals are, and where they stand. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Record Poverty Level: ‘Long Slog Ahead’ for Poor Americans? The Census Bureau released a report showing that one in seven Americans lived in poverty last year, and more than 50 million are not insured. Ray Suarez discusses the record poverty numbers and the recession's effects on the poor with… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Fighting Poverty in Kenya by Selling Water Pumps to Poor Farmers Spencer Michels reports on the story of how a California man sees the chance to increase access to clean water in Kenya through the use of foot-pumps. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch South Africa Looks For Economic Boost From Hosting World Cup As Johannesburg prepares for the first match of the World Cup, Ray Suarez talks to Fred de Sam Lazaro about how hosting the world's biggest sporting event is playing out in South Africa. Continue watching
May 03 Q&A: Addressing Mental Health and Trauma in Haiti By Talea Miller Nearly four months after the earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, mental health workers are trying to help the survivors cope with their feelings of distress, loss and fear. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Yemen’s Drug Crop Diverts Precious Resources Margaret Warner wraps her reporting series on the complex security picture in Yemen with a look at the drug qat, the cash crop that is depleting the country's water supply. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Yemen’s Struggles With al-Qaida Reveal a Country of Contradictions In the first part of a series of reports from Yemen, Margaret Warner explores the country's complex security concerns and why the nation has become an effective home base for the newest threats from al-Qaida. Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch In Egypt, Religious Tensions Erupt in Violence Tensions are on the rise in Egypt between Muslim and Coptic Christian factions and these religious divisions have begun to escalate to violence. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Cairo. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Musician Ruben Blades Blends Activism with Afro-Cuban Rhythm Panamanian salsa musician and actor Ruben Blades has been known to blend social issues like poverty and corruption into his music, but he also mixes art and advocacy in his work as a lawyer and public official. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch Viewing Obama from his Ancestral Kenya One year into the Obama presidency, Tristan McConnell of the international news Web site Global Post looks at mixed feelings toward Barack Obama in Kenya, where his father was born. Continue watching