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Alaka Basu

Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Reproductive Health

Alaka has published widely in the areas of reproductive health and family planning, gender and development, child health and mortality, and the context and politics of population policy.

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Mayra Buvinic

Senior Fellow, Women's Economic Empowerment

Mayra is an internationally recognized expert on gender and development and social development. She works with Data2X at the UN Foundation.

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Reid Detchon

Senior Advisor for Climate Solutions

Reid is Senior Advisor for Climate Solutions. He previously served as the Foundation’s Vice President for Energy and Climate Strategy from 2006 to 2017.

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Jeffrey Feltman

Senior Fellow, Executive Office

Jeffrey Feltman is a senior fellow focusing on issues related to the United Nations’ peace and security work and participates in discussions and analysis on the future of multilateralism.

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Melinda L. Kimble

Senior Fellow, Executive Office

Melinda offers policy advice on environmental issues, public health policy, and development finance. She serves on the High-Level Review Group for the 6th Global Environmental Outlook (UN Environment).

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John E. Lange

Senior Fellow, Global Health Diplomacy

Ambassador John E. Lange serves as the UN Foundation’s primary focal point for global health diplomacy activities and its wide-ranging work with the World Health Organization. He chairs the Leadership Team of the Measles & Rubella Initiative and earlier served as Co-Chair of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Polio Partners Group.

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John W. McArthur

Senior Advisor, Sustainable Development

John is a senior advisor on sustainable development to the UN Foundation. He is also senior fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development Program.

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David Steven

Senior Fellow

David Steven is a senior fellow at the UN Foundation, where he led a team of partners supporting the UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda report. He supports the Foundation’s work on next and future generations and advises on the future of multilateralism.

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