On December 10, the most translated document in the world – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – turns 70 years old. While the declaration has established enduring human rights principles for everyone, everywhere and has become a central guiding force for the United Nations, the full reach and scope of its impact is often overlooked – or taken for granted. We spoke with Andrew Gilmour, the UN’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, to […]

In 2015, all governments stood together as they approved the Sustainable Development Goals and made a commitment to achieve health and well-being for all. To not leave anyone behind on this journey, it’s critical to have diverse voices – especially the voices of the most vulnerable – represented across all levels of global health programs and policies. Under the leadership of Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized that health

I was privileged to be George H.W. Bush’s chief speechwriter in his last year as Vice President, as he was beginning his 1988 campaign for the White House. He was self-effacing to a fault, having been raised not to brag or boast. He was so well trained and generous that his boyhood nickname was “Have half” – he was always willing to share. This was not a political asset, though: He was so adverse to

As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we connected with Kenneth Gluck, the Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Prior to joining UN Peacekeeping, Gluck served as Director of Operations for Médecins Sans Frontières. He started his career as a journalist for The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning

Attending a high school prom is a rite of passage, and missing out on it is never forgotten. As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a special performance of the acclaimed Broadway musical comedy The Prom, about just such a small-town drama, brought together actors, UN diplomats, and celebrity activists to underline a serious message that resonates around the world: LGBTI equality should be the norm, but regrettably still

On December 10 and 11, countries will meet in Marrakech, Morocco to adopt the first-ever global agreement on a shared approach to international migration: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. With more than 258 million migrants currently living outside their country of birth – and that number expected to rise – the need for a common, cooperative approach to migration has never been more urgent. Migrants, who are entitled to the same

In its earliest days, the United Nations Foundation committed to championing the rights of girls and women, in allegiance to the vision of equality enshrined in the UN Charter and because the dignity and agency of girls and women is essential for a more peaceful and prosperous world for all. 2018 was a year of challenge, but also change. Geeta Rao Gupta, the Executive Director of the 3D Program for Girls and Women and UN

On December 11, TIME magazine announced a group of journalists — Jamal Khashoggi of the Washington Post, the surviving staff of Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper, the Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, and Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo – as its 2018 “Person of the Year” for “taking great risks in pursuit of greater truths, for the imperfect but essential quest for facts.” The United Nations Foundation is honored that one of these journalists