Experts: Mideast youth radicalism is “public health crisis”

January 16, 2015

In refugee camps across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and other countries, more than 3 million Syrians live in limbo. Especially for those in their teens and twenties, their life plans—education, careers, marriages and families—are suspended while a violent civil war at home rages into its fourth year....
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U.S.-Cuba Relations: President’s Letter

December 18, 2014

In a Dec. 18 letter explaining the most significant changes in the 5-decade relationship, President Obama said: “We are making them because it will spur change among the people of Cuba, and that is our main objective.”...
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Inequality, unemployment prevent growth

November 17, 2014

Economic inequality and unemployment drive conflict. Companies, governments and development practitioners should tackle these sources of fragility to stimulate sustainable growth....
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Reducing Conflict By Identifying Causes, Building Bridges

September 29, 2014

Conflict is one of the primary obstacles to successful development work. The most well-meaning, best-designed development activity may inadvertently exacerbate conflict. Creative has a deep understanding of conflict dynamics and the underlying forces that drive them. The organization applies its operational expertise with theories of change analytics to identify the root causes specific to a conflict and design customized programming that is regionally and culturally appropriate to address them....
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Beekeeping project is sweet support to honey sector

September 11, 2014

Yemeni’s beekeepers do not often reap the economic benefits from their unique, in-demand honey. Creative worked with beekeepers and the government to improve the honey value chain—and sweeten the results for farmers....
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