Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and a fitting time to learn about where we are in the fight to end poverty. Currently, 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day. Yet there is reason to be optimistic: Between 1990 and 2010, the global poverty rate was cut in half, which means about 700 million fewer people are living in extreme poverty. Our work is far from done, but […]

Right in time for UN Day this Thursday, October 24th, the UN Foundation’s sister organization the Better World Campaign just released its latest poll of U.S. voters, and the results couldn’t be clearer: Americans overwhelmingly support the UN’s work — including destroying Syria’s chemical weapons and providing humanitarian aid to refugees — and believe we should pay our dues to the UN on time and in full. In fact, a whopping 88 percent of Americans believe it’s

Nearly 20 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis (TB) a global public health emergency. Today, according to WHO’s 2013 Global TB report, much progress has been made toward the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG 6) of reducing the spread of TB, although there is much more work to be done. Here are five key findings and information about TB from the report: TB is very contagious and airborne. It’s the second

When Franklin Roosevelt called on Americans to celebrate the first UN Day, the term “United Nations” had just been coined to describe the alliance that stood against fascism’s march. But for a dedicated group of internationalists, it was more than a slogan, more even than an alliance, it was the embodiment of an idea that would come to final fruition with the signing of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945. Today, UN Day is

Dennis Ogbe is a U.S. Paralympian and Shot@Life Champion. My dearest son Allen, Welcome to the world Allen! Today you are three weeks old, and I just spent some time rocking you to sleep. As I looked down in my arms, I was as every bit in awe of you as the first moment that I saw you. With your tiny body just a bit bigger than my two hands, I realized how completely vulnerable

Tara Morazzini, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Health (MAMA) intern Last week we celebrated United Nations Day, a day that marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. It was also a day to reflect on the UN’s invaluable contribution to peace and common progress and to assess what we have accomplished and where we are headed. What has been accomplished? Since 2000, we have seen unprecedented progress in reducing poverty. In addition,