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Why we must be global Posted: 08 Oct 2017 12:00 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization because it must be. The vision of our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, does more than embrace the world. Knowing about what is going on in Japan or Mexico makes us better global citizens, yes.

Canvas cities: Does the world need a new model for refugee camps? Posted: 08 Oct 2017 09:00 AM PDT Inside Juba's Protection of Civilians (POC) Camp 3, as the main displaced persons settlement here is called, there are police stations and restaurants, 12 churches and a mosque, an internal economy with its own thriving real estate market, and even hints of gentrification. "We face a real dilemma," says Ian Ridley, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in South Sudan. By the UN's count, the world has some 65 million displaced people, the highest number since World War II. Many of those, including millions of South Sudanese, are fleeing conflicts with little immediate hope of resolution, which means returning home is, at best, a distant possibility.

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