Getting the Measure of Measurement

By Aaron Sherinian on April 1, 2017

Measurement matters. Data matters. If you work in the fields of communications or development or international policy, these are two …

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Remembering Those Who Give Their Lives for Peace

By Chandrima Das on March 31, 2017

Last month, I met up with a friend who had just been forwarded a video of Congolese soldiers in the …

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5 Reasons to Care about Ending Hunger

By Alexandre Kleitman on March 30, 2017

This post was last updated October 15, 2018. In a world of abundant wealth and resources, where enough food is …

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A Look at Tuberculosis: Then & Now

By Guest Blogger on March 23, 2017

By Amna Adrees, United Nations Foundation Global Health Intern Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her contributions to the United …

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7 Key Reports We’re Reading on Global Issues

By Lily O'Connell on March 23, 2017

Solving global challenges requires knowledge of the issues and an exchange of ideas on how progress can be made. A …

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Why the Global Water Crisis Needs a Moonshot

By Guest Blogger on March 22, 2017

By Zenia Tata, Executive Director, Global Expansion, XPRIZE On World Water Day, we are served a powerful reminder that water …

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From Texts to Tweets to Satellites: The Power of Big Data to Fill Gender Data Gaps

By Rebecca Furst-Nichols on March 21, 2017

  Twitter posts, credit card purchases, phone calls, and satellites are all part of our day-to-day digital landscape. Detailed data, …

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A Powerful Playbook for Women’s Economic Empowerment

By Elizabeth Cousens on March 16, 2017

The highly-anticipated second report of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, released this week at the UN, leaves no room …

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Hackathon Showcases Innovative Policy Solutions to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals

By Josh Slusher on March 15, 2017

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require new ideas and new ways of thinking. Parallel to the 2017 World Government …

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UN Peacekeepers in Action: Preventing Humanitarian Catastrophe in the Central African Republic

By Chandrima Das on March 14, 2017

As we speak, the UN Peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, is working around the clock outside of …

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