The small country of Qatar was home to the entire world last week, when more than 300 delegates from 22 countries gathered at the Doha Marriott for the third annual Model United Nations Conference, sponsored by the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Qatar.

A village in Honduras may receive a major boost thanks in part to the work of a group of Georgetown students.

Solidifying democracy in African states is crucial to the continent’s economic growth, former President of Cape Verde Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro said at a discussion Wednesday at the Mortara Center for International Studies.

Monteiro said that Africa had overcome the aftereffects of colonization and is on the path toward economic growth and social freedom.