Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclus...

Kenya's Unique Approach To Rape Prevention Should Have The Rest Of The World Taking Note.

In 2010, the group No Means No Worldwide began offering self-defense classes to Nairobi schoolgirls, teaching them how to fight back against rape.

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Shakira Calls For Leaders To Join Early Childhood Revolution.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira today urged global leaders to INVEST heavily in early childhood development in the wake of new science that is creating a revolutionary s...

Shakira Calls For Leaders To Join Early Childhood Revolution.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira today urged global leaders to INVEST heavily in early childhood development in the wake of new science that is creating a revolutionary s...

Workers Of The World, Employed

More than 60 percent of the world’s gross domestic product comes from global TRADE. This is double what it was in the 1980s. Most economists agree that the astonishin...

The Amount Of Space Junk Around Earth Has Hit A ‘Critical Density’ — And It Could Jeopardize Our Space Missions

“We’re at what we call a ‘critical density’ — where there are enough large objects in space that they will collide with one another and create...

Reproductive Freedom For The World's Poorest Women

At the heart of maternal health and child survival is a healthy woman. Protecting every woman’s right to access family planning and reproductive-health services is cr...

India Can Be More Influential & Successful Than It Is Today, Says Rajan

India can be far more successful and far more influential than it is today, according to Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Rajan said this while delive...

Jennifer Lopez Named As Un Foundation Global Advocate For Girls And Women

Today, the United Nations Foundation announced Jennifer Lopez as the first-ever Global Advocate for Girls and Women at the UN Foundation. In this new ro...