Climate Change: What’s at Stake

By Jenni Lee on November 24, 2015

The well-being of people everywhere is tied to the well-being of the planet. Much is at stake in the fight …

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Gender Based Violence: Acts of Commission and Acts of Omission

By Alaka Basu on November 23, 2015

As the seemingly intractable problem of violence against women and girls continues to hit the headlines in new and increasingly …

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Supporting Refugees

By Aaron Sherinian on November 19, 2015

Right now, the international community is facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Approximately 60 million people around …

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Where are the Innovators to Address Climate Change? Everywhere

By Guest Blogger on November 19, 2015

By Dr. Paul Bunje, Principal and Senior Scientist at the XPRIZE Foundation What do a team of mechanical engineers from …

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Everybody Deserves to Live: A Q&A with Shot@Life’s Global Immunization Fellow

By Jenni Lee on November 17, 2015

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Namala Mkopi, a child health specialist and pediatrician in Tanzania who …

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Educating Girls in South Sudan

By Peter Yeo on November 16, 2015

Editor’s Note: Peter Yeo, United Nations Foundation Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, was traveling last week in South …

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Protecting Families from Malaria in South Sudan

By Peter Yeo on November 13, 2015

Editor’s Note: Peter Yeo, United Nations Foundation Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, is traveling this week in South …

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17 Million Reasons to Support Measles Vaccination

By Kathy Calvin on November 12, 2015

Today, the World Health Organization announced that 17.1 million lives have been saved from 2000 through 2014 thanks to measles …

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Update from South Sudan: Protecting Kids from Measles

By Peter Yeo on November 12, 2015

Editor’s Note: Peter Yeo, UN Foundation Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, is traveling this week in South Sudan …

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Action on Family Planning: 3 Highlights from Family Planning 2020’s Progress Report

By Kathy Calvin on November 12, 2015

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home.” There is …

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