Throughout this week, leaders from around the world have discussed our most urgent challenges while gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Here are five speeches from the week that you should watch. 1. Emma Watson, UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, delivered a powerful speech on gender equality as part of the UN’s “ HeForShe” campaign to involve boys and men in the movement. 2. Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner , a civil society representative […]

Last week, leaders from more than 140 nations, the private sector, and civil society converged in New York for the 69th United Nations General Assembly and a number of events on pressing global challenges. Our gallery below shows six top images from the week: 1. More than 300,000 people including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took to New York’s streets in an unprecedented march for climate action on Sunday, September 21. Photo credit: UN Photo. 2.

Autor Invitado, Liza Gross, Consultura de Comunicaciones Líderes globales, innovadores, artistas y emprendedores se dieron cita en la Social Good Summit 2014 durante dos intensas jornadas para conversar sobre los grandes desafíos globales y sus soluciones. Cientos de personas se congregaron en Nueva York el 21 y 22 de septiembre para asistir al evento organizado por Mashable, 92Y, PNUD, Caterpillar, Bill y Melinda Gates Foundation, y la Fundación de las Naciones Unidas. La conversación también

By John McArthur, UN Foundation Senior Fellow and visiting fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and Christine Zhang, Research Analyst in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the Brookings Institution’s Up Front blog here. In this blog, John McArthur and Christine Zhang highlight six facts on child survival since the launch of the Millennium Development Goals. For a

Today’s youth need quality education to become global and financially literate citizens, and UNA-USA is now on the forefront of providing these resources. Along with our greater goal to educate and inspire Americans on the vital work of the United Nations, we firmly believe in giving students the tools to become global citizens. Because of this belief, I’m excited to tell you about a new education curriculum we are launching in collaboration with PwC U.S.

During the United Nations General Assembly last week, we heard a lot about mobile technology and its ability to promote positive change in communities around the world. During the Social Good Summit, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation Kathy Calvin said, “Information is power, and technology is the way to empower women.” Calvin advocates that when women are connected, healthy, and empowered, the benefits extend beyond their own lives: Families are healthier and

While this year’s United Nations General Assembly has wrapped up, the words of global leaders, experts, advocates, and citizens that have filled newspaper columns, Tweet decks, and television broadcasts will continue to resonate. 2014 was one momentous agenda, as the world struggles with terrorism, multiple conflict and humanitarian crises, and the deadly Ebola outbreak. Add to that the pressing issue of climate change and the ongoing process to make progress on the Millennium Development Goals

As you start your week, catch up on the important news you may have missed last week. Here are three important stories from the United Nations. UN opens Ebola response emergency mission The UN has deployed its first-ever emergency health mission as part of itsefforts to bring the Ebola epidemic under control. Racing against the clock, the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) will bring together and optimize efforts on the ground in Liberia,

By Jordie Hannum, Executive Director of the Better World Campaign  Great news – we recently had another key victory on behalf of LGBT rights at the United Nations! At the end of September, the UN’s top human rights body, the Human Rights Council, adopted the second-ever resolution on LGBT rights – making a global statement on equality. Because of the broad diverse membership of the Council, this resolution will have more impact than if just