Our Common Agenda Decoded: Making Policy Make Sense BlogYouthOur Common Agenda Decoded: Making Policy Make Sense Leaders gather in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 6, 2023. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown Understand key global issues in one quick scroll. Design your own future now! Hello there, young thinkers and innovators! Buckle up because we’re about to embark on an exhilarating journey to make complex UN policy accessible to […]

Experts Discuss: What to Expect at the UN General Assembly in 2023 BlogUNGAExperts Discuss: What to Expect at the UN General Assembly in 2023 UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pictured on his way to the opening of the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019. This year, the UN Chief will convene the Climate Ambition Summit during the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly, a political milestone for climate action. Photo: UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist

Quotes That Defined the UN General Assembly in 2023 BlogUNGAQuotes That Defined the UN General Assembly in 2023 Leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the 78th UN General Assembly – the largest diplomatic gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: UN Foundation/Diane Bondareff The largest diplomatic gathering since the COVID-19 global pandemic just wrapped up in New York City. The 78th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) brought together thousands

The Caribbean’s Last Indigenous Community Is Living Proof That Sustainability Is Survival Kalinago residents and officials gather at a traditional meeting house in the village’s 3,000-acre territory on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Photo: UN Foundation/Kreig Harris First, they overcame colonization. Now, they’re confronting climate change. Meet the Kalinago people of Dominica, the largest remaining Indigenous community in the Caribbean. As the youngest Chief in the history of the Kalinago people, 26-year-old Lorenzo Sanford understands

Mental Health and Gender Inequality: The Dual Crisis Affecting the World’s Girls and Women BlogGirls and WomenMental Health and Gender Inequality: The Dual Crisis Affecting the World’s Girls and Women The UN Foundation’s Girls & Women Strategy team hosts an event on mental health at the Foundation’s Nest Hub on the sidelines of the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2023. The Hub was designed to be a safe, inclusive, beautiful, and comfortable

Getting Climate-Ready: COP 28 and the Global Goal on Adaptation Rooftop gardens – like this one in Singapore – can help communities adapt to climate change by insulating buildings from extreme temperatures and preventing floods by absorbing stormwater. Photo: Lim Weixiang/Zeitgeist Photos Ahead of COP 28 – the United Nations climate change conference taking place in Dubai in early December – governments are seeking to agree on a framework for the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal

Two years after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, I found a sense of optimism on my visit to Haiti. While many pre- and post-earthquake challenges remain for Haitians, I noticed several encouraging achievements that have happened since the last time I was there in June of 2010. In addition to progress already made, I found a sense that the best is yet to come.     Debris Removal Much of the debris has been removed

As we lead up to International Women’s Day in early March, I’m reminded of the remarkable women I recently spent time with in Honduras working to reduce childhood mortality. From Dr. Gina Watson, the Representative of PAHO/WHO in Honduras, to Dr. Ida Molina, Manager of the National Vaccines Program at the Honduran Ministry of Health, these women are leading efforts to ensure that every child in Honduras is vaccinated and gets a shot at a

Yesterday I went up to New York to film Kumbukani – or Kumba, as her friends call her – a Girl Guide from Malawi who came to attend the Commission on the Status of Women. When I saw her she appeared…well, ordinary. While telling her own story she was soft-spoken, but once the conversation shifted to empowering girls her voice rose with a crescendo.  She quickly launched into the importance of providing girls with access