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What do you do on the morning of the day you’re going to meet several of your lifelong heroes? Eat breakfast? Brush your teeth twice? Jump up and down in a mix of excitement and nerves? On June 19th, I did all three. While the Rio+Social hashtag was becoming a global trend on Twitter, I spent my day backstage for a little on camera one-on-one time with over thirty of the day’s remarkable speakers – […]

Since 2010, I have had the privilege of helping organize the Social Good Summit, meeting amazing speakers from all around the world, and working with our incredible partners to make UN Week accessible to everyone.When you work at an event, you don’t always get to see it like someone in the audience does.  What I see is a rush of people coming through the doors, a bustling green room full of anxious and excited panelists,

Are you new to mHealth and want to learn more? Or are you well-established in the field and want to bounce ideas off of a cross-section of the community?  If so, check out the mHealth Alliance’s new online course, which we have developed with TechChange, the Institute for Technology and Social Change.  It will run from November 12-December 7, with a special session coinciding with the 2012 mHealth Summit, which is taking place December 3-5

If you’re like me, you’re trying to enjoy every last minute of summer.  That’s why we’re bringing you In Case You Missed It – a quick recap of recent news on the United Nations Foundation and the issues we care about. The Secretary-General’s Story of Public Service: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes about his first trip to the United States and what inspired his life of public service.  Representing U.S. Youth at the UN:

Do you ever get overwhelmed and exhausted by the world’s big problems? I’ve always been interested in our earth and her many peoples. I am fascinated by our global challenges, politics, history and socio-economics. However, I’m not a world affairs expert and sometimes I’m left thinking, “What’s the point?” I don’t have a fortune to give away. I can’t deliver supplies or undertake a surgery. I don’t always understand the difference between aid that is

Something you might know: The UN and partner organizations work to ensure the health and wellbeing of millions of children around the world. Something you might not know: These toddlers and children are really, really cute! From the Measles Initiative to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, numerous programs focus on promoting health and preventing disease in children under the age of 5– especially in the developing world where kids are about 18 times more likely

Report from the front lines of Sustainable Energy for All Kim Saylor, Vice President for Walmart Energy, recently traveled to Uganda and Kenya to see solar power in action improving the lives of those who have lived for too long without access to modern energy services. In the piece below, she describes her experience seeing families – and in particular children – benefiting from the educational, health and safety improvements that these lights offer to