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Congress doesn’t always do things on time, but sometimes they really do get it right. Four months into the fiscal year, our lawmakers have passed a trillion dollar budget that goes a long way toward furthering American interests in global health and development.
You may be hearing a lot of talk about budget numbers as Congress and the Executive Branch have reached an agreement on a final spending bill for fiscal year 2014. For the international family planning community, there is good news.
Well, this is certainly not how I wanted to start 2014: This week, Congress sent President Obama a final spending bill for the rest of the year that underfunds United Nations peacekeeping by 12 percent, cuts funds for vital missions like South Sudan, and zeroes out funding for the newest UN mission in Mali.
On Tuesday, January 14, thousands of people from places around the world joined an important conversation in the lead-up to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Great news: Thanks to your support and a tremendous commitment from Walgreens, millions of children will be protected from deadly and debilitating diseases.
Next week, leaders from business, civil society, and other sectors will gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss global changes, challenges, and opportunities.
A conversation this important needs everyone’s attention. You can make your voice heard by participating in a special conversation called “You+Davos+SocialGood” on Tuesday, January 14.
As recently as 2009, India was home to nearly half of the world’s polio cases, reporting more than 500 on an annual basis. This sobering statistic makes it all the more impressive – and encouraging – that today marks three years since the last case of wild polio was detected in that country.
Hyderabad, India serves as the headquarters of the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), a non-profit supported by the state government that uses village-based women’s self-help groups as part of its strategy to alleviate poverty. One dimension of SERP’s strategy entails community managed work on health and nutrition, which is aided by mobile technology.
While I wish my first post of 2014 could have been on a happier subject, I want to give a quick update on the dire situation unfolding in South Sudan.
Happy New Year from the UN Foundation! As 2014 gets underway, we’re sharing a few news highlights that came out over the holidays. Check out the stories we’re following, and let us know what you’re reading by tweeting us at @unfoundation using the hashtag #globalreads.