Why a Man is Swimming in the Hudson River on World Refugee Day

By Rachel Bowen Pittman on June 19, 2017

This World Refugee Day, New York City native Christopher Swain will swim two miles from the Statue of Liberty to …

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How One Midwife in Guatemala Empowers an Entire Community

By Seema Jalan on June 19, 2017

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals is happening in many forms. It is not exclusively because of those who hold …

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Photo of the Week: No Child Should Go Hungry

By Vasser Seydel on June 16, 2017

As these girls line up at a feeding center in Mogadishu, Somalia, people in Yemen, northeastern Nigeria, and South Sudan …

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9 Quotes to Inspire Action during Pride Month

By Michael McColpin on June 14, 2017

This Pride Month, the United Nations Foundation has partnered with Gap Inc. to raise awareness and support for the United …

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Bioloos: Helping Achieve the Goal of Water and Sanitation for All

By Guest Blogger on June 13, 2017

By Sanjay Banka, Managing Director of Banka BioLoo and a Steering Committee Member for Sanitation and Water for All Sanitation …

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14 Technologies and Innovative Businesses that Can Save our Ocean

By Guest Blogger on June 8, 2017

By Matthew Mulrennan, Director of the Ocean Initiative at XPRIZE The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 is to “conserve …

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5 Statistics to Inspire You to Help End Polio

By Abby Stewart on June 8, 2017

During the upcoming Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, world leaders will gather to push for continued commitment and resources to …

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Pay-As-You-Go Technology to Boost Access to Cooking Fuel

By Guest Blogger on June 7, 2017

By Seema Patel, Program Manager for Fuels, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Peter George, Director of Enterprise Development and …

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5 Facts of Progress in Global Health

By Abby Stewart on May 26, 2017

To some, the world may seem to be filled with unsolvable problems, but, in fact, there are many areas where …

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Famine Response: It’s Time to Move Beyond Empathy to Action

By Guest Blogger on May 18, 2017

By Vimlendra Sharan, Director, Liaison office for North America of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization For a world producing …

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