DGI Brief - May 20, 2016 (headlines)

Happy Friday, all. Today's top 5 news on global issues: #Humanitarianaid #Israel #France #Angola and #GoodStoryFriday from #Taiwan
- WORLD: More crises – natural disasters & conflict – leave more people in acute need of aid globally. It is simply not financially sustainable, nor do we really have the capacity to respond to so many global tragedies. More interesting data at http://bit.ly/1XFpv87
- #GoodStoryFriday: Tsai Ing-wen isn’t only Taiwan’s first female president, she's also a first woman head of Asian state not related to a male in power. Most importantly, she leans toward independence, a difficult position for China to stomach.
#humanitarian #conflict #climatechange #disaster #defense #defence #soccer #terrorism #yellowfever #democracy #China #women #womensempowerment