South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with an estimated 7.1 million infected individuals. National and global commitment to a “surge” — rapid expansion of HIV/AIDS and TB treatment and prevention throughout the country — will...
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a leader in the South African liberation struggle, his nation’s first black president, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, among other accomplishments, was born on July 18, 1918.
In commemoration of the centennial of Mandela's birth...
On the morning of June 21, the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History voluntarily transferred the remains of seven Māori and one Moriori tūpuna, or ancestors, to representatives from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, known as Te Papa.
The...
UN Environment and Yale University — in collaboration with UN-Habitat — unveiled a new eco-housing module to spark public discussion and new ideas on how sustainable design can provide decent, affordable housing while limiting the overuse of natural...