Fueling Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals One Year After Adoption

By Radha Muthiah on September 14, 2016

One year ago, 193 nations joined together to adopt 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with the aim of ending poverty, reducing …

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An Issue that Must Be on the UN General Assembly Agenda

By Seema Jalan on September 14, 2016

Next week, world leaders are gathering in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, where they’ll discuss some …

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4 Reasons to Stay Focused on Gender Data as the UN General Assembly Begins

By Emily Courey Pryor on September 13, 2016

One year ago, world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly and agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals to …

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What is the United Nations General Assembly?

By Eric Porterfield on September 13, 2016

Every September, world leaders convene at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the opening of the next session …

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Paris Agreement on Climate Change 101: Your September Guide

By Justine Sullivan on September 12, 2016

On September 21, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is convening a special event at UN headquarters in New York to …

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Saluting Progress and Racing to the Finish Line on Polio

By Devi R. Thomas on September 12, 2016

The last 15 years saw significant progress in reducing childhood deaths – globally, the number of deaths fell from 12.7 …

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How An Innovative Program is Connecting Refugees in Sweden to Social Networks

By admin on September 9, 2016

In August, the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council visited Sweden and Jordan to learn more about how those countries …

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Women in Africa Need Family Planning Access Now More Than Ever

By Alaka Basu on September 9, 2016

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in Washington, D.C. recently released its latest population size and population growth estimates. The global …

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5 Things I Learned about the Refugee Crisis from a Trip to Jordan and Sweden

By Jenni Lee on September 8, 2016

In August, I joined the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, a group of leading entrepreneurs committed to finding innovative …

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What We Can Expect President Obama to Say at the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees

By Peter Yeo on September 8, 2016

On the margins of this year’s United Nations General Assembly, there are two key events focused on refugees that we’ll …

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