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“At a time of many deep divisions in the world, why does global engagement and the UN matter?” We recently asked this question to four members of the United Nations Foundation Board of Directors:· Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Vice Chair, UN Foundation; Former Prime Minister of Norway; Director-General Emeritus, World Health Organization;· Dr. Julio Frenk, President, the University of Miami;· Prof. Yuan Ming, Dean of Yenching Academy, Peking University; and· Hans Vestberg, President, Swedish Olympic […]

Each year brings with it the promise of fresh opportunities and resolutions for a happier, healthier you. Just a week and a half into 2017, you may have already abandoned your resolutions to hit the gym, read more, or eat better. So why not replace them with a resolution (or five) for a happier, healthier planet? Let’s take five of the top New Year’s resolutions and give them a climate spin to show you how

Today, the United Nations Foundation and BNY Mellon, a company known for its investment expertise and a deep commitment to diversity, are releasing a report about promising and less explored market-based opportunities that could fuel the global movement to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” The report, Return on Equality: Investment Opportunities to Help Close the Global Gender Gap, notes that “Achieving gender equality is essential as

Did you know that bed nets are the most cost-effective tool in preventing malaria? It costs only $10 to purchase a net, deliver it, and educate communities on its proper use. And according to the World Health Organization, the use of insecticide-treated bed nets has been shown to reduce malaria mortality rates by 55% in children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. This past November, I traveled to Arusha, Tanzania to visit the

Editor’s Note: On March 6, 2017, the U.S. Administration released a revised version of the Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.”  The United Nations Foundation has issued a statement reconfirming its commitment to working with the United Nations to stand with refugees and to champion the values, principles, and international frameworks that help refugees receive life-saving assistance and protection. No one wants to be a refugee. Today, more than 65 million people,

The global refugee crisis, as well as America’s role in responding to it, continues to dominate the news headlines. Whenever you talk or read about the crisis, people are quick to point out that it is a topic filled with emotion. Of course it is: We are talking about people’s lives and their livelihoods. On both sides of the debate, people are talking about deeply held beliefs about families and their homelands and the future.

Around the world, people are talking about how governments can better deliver for citizens. It’s a time of tight budgets, immense needs, and complex challenges, which makes the following question so important: How can innovation and technology help governments around the world tackle global challenges? From February 12-14, experts, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and leading officials from the public and private sectors will gather in Dubai for the World Government Summit to explore this question. In advance

Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by the UN Foundation’s Kate Dodson and Seema Jalan Ignacio On January 23, 2017, the current U.S. Administration instated a more harmful version of the Mexico City Policy, otherwise known as the Global Gag Rule. As UN Foundation President & CEO Kathy Calvin explained last week, this policy “jeopardizes the health and well-being of the world’s most vulnerable girls and women,” and threatens efforts to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis,

By Georgie Benardete, UN Foundation Global Entrepreneurs Council Member and Co-founder and Head of Strategy of Orchard Mile  Public service is in my blood. While in most homes politics is taboo, I grew up with a heavy dose of political conversation, in part thanks to my grandfather. A lawyer by training, he founded one of Puerto Rico’s political parties and went on to serve as Senator and Mayor of the second largest city. After retiring,