Humanity’s Greatest Hope Isn’t Just a Gamble

Image by Wesley Tinge. Sixteen years after the fateful day the United Nations (UN) charter was promulgated in San Francisco, President John F. Kennedy memorably intoned on a return to that city that the UN “remains mankind’s best hope to conquer war, poverty, and disease.” Across subsequent decades this aspiration has been shared by US…

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Senegal Leads the Way in Women’s Empowerment through New Orientation Law

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has directed the government to draft an Orientation Law on the Economic Empowerment of Women (LOAEF) to enhance women’s access to economic opportunities and promote their full participation in Senegal’s socio-economic development. Announced during last week’s Council of Ministers, the initiative is supervised by the Ministry of Family and Solidarity, with…

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