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“Ordinary Yemeni families are struggling for the very basics – water, food, fuel and medicines. Hundreds of civilians have been …

Thanks to our supporters and partners, the United Nations Foundation is able to help the UN empower girls and women, …

Great news coming out of Asia this week: Cambodia, Japan, and Brunei join a growing list of Western Pacific countries …

Photo: Stuart Ramson for UN Foundation Sixty years ago, Jonas Salk’s inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) gave new hope to parents …

By Jordie Hannum, Executive Director of the Better World Campaign  Congressional budget season is well underway in Washington. Decisions made …

Guest Blog by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute. (Photo credit: Arne Hoel, World Bank) “Leaving no one behind” has …

Photo: WHO/E. Eraly *Jyoti Mathad, MD, MSc, Instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center for Global Health …

One year ago, the word “Ebola” barely registered with many people around the world. Previous outbreaks of this deadly disease had never spread far enough or fast enough to draw the world’s attention. What a difference a year makes.

On March 22, the United Nations celebrates World Water Day to highlight the importance of water for humanity. Here are …

More than five days after Cyclone Pam caused catastrophic damage across Vanuatu, thousands of families remain in shelters and many …