As world leaders gathered in New York late last month for the United Nations General Assembly, top journalists gathered in the city for the UN Foundation’s 2013 Global Issues Press Fellowship.  The program provided the fellows with the latest information on pressing global issues, while also offering first-person access to high-level experts and policymakers. As the media landscape changes, one thing remains the same: Nothing can replace the insight and understanding that takes place when journalists […]

Athletes, celebrities, and comic book characters are often hailed as heroes.  But every day, courageous individuals who are taking on global problems fly under the radar.  I want to introduce you to two of them: Dr. Laura Stachel of WE CARE Solar and Nancy Hughes of StoveTeam International. They have been named as “CNN Heroes – Everyday People Changing the World.” Tomorrow, CNN will name its top 10 heroes out of a group of 23. 

As the parents of young girls and people who believe that girls can change the world, today we’re celebrating International Day of the Girl and the power of girls everywhere. One girl in the news right now embodies this strength: Malala Yousafzai. She’s only 16, but Malala is many things: a champion for girls’ right to education, a survivor, an inspiration, an older sister, and a role model. There are more than 600 million adolescent girls living

What do we need to do to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)? With 808 days until the target date to achieve the MDGs – eight goals embraced by governments and the UN in 2000 to reduce poverty, hunger, gender inequality, preventable deaths, and environmental degradation by 2015 – it’s a question at the top of many minds. We recently asked a group of leaders to share with us one critical action we should take

Today marks World Food Day – a day established by the United Nations to focus the world’s attention on hunger and food security. To get up to speed on where we are in the fight against hunger and how we can increase progress, the UN Foundation recently spoke to Zak Bleicher, a Partnership Officer in the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development. Jenni Lee: What is the state of hunger in the world? Zak Bleicher:

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