A new meta-analysis by Michael Kremer and co-authors suggests water treatment could reduce child mortality by about 30% in low- and middle-income countries, making it a highly cost-effective treatment for saving lives.
Closing schools poses risks for children everywhere, from sexual violence to lack of mid-day meals, but the impact may be bigger in Africa, said Lee Crawfurd, a senior research associate at the Center for Global Development think tank.
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott's recent blog post and Vice President Lawrence MacDonald's interviews of WTO candidates are featured in a Washington Post piece on the positions of the potential new leaders of the WTO and their likelihood of selection.
Vice President for Communications and Policy Outreach Lawrence MacDonald is quoted in an article on the newly established Global Green Growth Institute.