Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the Fight to End Polio

By Kathy Calvin on October 19, 2017

Fewer children were paralyzed by polio in 2016 than any year in history. Today, more than 16 million people, who …

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Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality

By Seema Jalan on October 17, 2017

When I visited Uganda last year, I met a woman named Sarah*. As she relayed, from the moment she was …

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Food Disparities Become Clearer in WFP’s Counting the Beans Index

By Chloe Bennett on October 16, 2017

The difference in food affordability and the factors leading to food disparities across the globe may come as a shock …

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5 Reasons to Care about Girls in Emergency Settings

By Cynthia Sularz on October 11, 2017

When girls are safe, healthy, and empowered, they are forces for positive change in the world. They help grow economies, …

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Girls’ and Women’s Needs Don’t Stop in Storms or Conflicts: A Q&A with UNFPA

By Jenni Lee on October 10, 2017

Imagine being pregnant in a refugee camp. Or being a young girl separated from her family after a natural disaster …

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5 Reasons to Care About Education for Children in Emergencies

By Chloe Bennett on October 6, 2017

In the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, a group of girls who have had to flee their homes in Syria …

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Gender Data Guides Policy Efforts to Improve Women’s Lives

By Emily Courey Pryor on October 6, 2017

In a speech on September 21 at “We The Future: Accelerating Sustainable Development Solutions,” an event organized by the Skoll …

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Solidarity and Solutions for Girls and Women Everywhere

By Michelle Milford Morse on October 3, 2017

What do the United Nations Secretary-General, the First Lady of Namibia, the youngest Nobel Prize winner, the Prime Minister of …

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Change and Challenge Beyond the Headlines

By Jenni Lee on September 29, 2017

The start of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September was a sobering reminder of …

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Support the UN’s Response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria

By Erika Briceno Howard on September 29, 2017

Hurricanes Irma and Maria have devastated large parts of the Caribbean and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, leaving the …

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