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New Report Details Chicago's Record As A 'Welcoming City' For Immigrants

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WBEZ
Rob Paral

Chicago was ranked the most immigrant-friendly city in America, according to the 2019 New American Economy Cities Index.

A protestor holding a sign reading "Immigrants Make America Great" Migration

How Chicago's immigrants can help us chart a path to COVID recovery

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Crain's Chicago Business
Sara McElmurry

Working for a nonprofit that serves thousands of immigrants in Chicago each year, Sara McElmurry understands firsthand what immigrants can offer the city if offered access to opportunity.

Entrance to the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago Migration

There's Still Hope for Ending Hunger

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

USAID's Jim Barnhart joins Deep Dish to explain why there’s still hope for eradicating hunger within this generation.

Children waiting for food handouts in Yemen.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

The Chain Reaction of Climate Change and Invasive Species Spread: Impacts, Realities, and Sustainable Solutions

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Global Food for Thought by Sara Hendery

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

Tuta absoluta, a pest mainly of tomato crops
Patrick Clement
Food and Agriculture

Rural Niger Women Find Opportunity and Hope through Innovative Business Model

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Global Food for Thought by Janet Fierro

Researchers didn’t expect natural solutions to manage crop-destroying pests would inspire a cottage industry and female entrepreneurs in rural Niger.

Leaves of a neem tree
Prayas Abhinav
Food and Agriculture

Americans Skeptical of Vaccine Timeline

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

While President Trump has promised a vaccine before November, many doubt a vaccine can safely be developed in such a short timespan.

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration
Reuters
Global Health

Feed the Future Grows Food Security through Innovation and Collaboration

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Just over ten years ago, the world was shaken not by a pandemic but by skyrocketing food prices.

A woman standing outside holds a pile of picked leaves
Feed the Future
Food and Agriculture

Opinion – It's Time to Redefine Gender Mainstreaming

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E-International Relations
Katelyn Jones

2020 is a key time to reflect on gender equality efforts and progress globally.

Wooden pegs are scattered across a surface, with half on top of the color blue and half on top of the color pink. Inclusion and Equity

Will Chicago bounce back?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

While Chicagoans have been working from home or not working at all, the economy that fuels their city has changed, perhaps permanently.

Shoppers walk past a boarded-up Brooks Brothers store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2020. Global Economy

Kosovo-Serbia, Post-Abe Japan, Nord Stream 2

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Reporters from leading media outlets join the Council to discuss the Kosovo-Serbia relations, Japan, the Navalny poisoning, and much more.

Two ships involved in construction of the natural gas pipeline North Stream 2
Pedant01 via Wikimedia Commons
Global Health