India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

Prince of Wales Speaks At Meeting On Forests And Climate Change

The Prince of Wales has described climate change and sustainable development agreements expected at major summits this year as a “Magna Carta” for the planet. H...

The business case for improving human lives: David Kiu

Helping deliver on sustainable social development outcomes that drive human progress should be the topmost priority for businesses, says David Kiu, vice president of sustai...

Leaders Gather to Discuss the Portrayal of Veterans in Entertainment

During the weekend, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Got Your 6 and industry leaders in film and television to launch a new effort to expand public understanding of veteran...

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius - and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. ~ Marilyn Monroe

It has now been a long time that I ...

Singapore International School Mumbai Hosts Young Round Square Conference (South Asia & Gulf Region) From 29Th January to 1st February 2015

Singapore International School, Mumbai is buzzing with excitement and the energy of youth as it gears up to host the Young Round Square Conference (South Asia and Gulf Regi...

UNESCO releases global action programme on ‘education in sustainable development’

As the world struggles to meet ambitious goals to slow down climate change, it has become imperative that planning and execution is not restricted to only policy but is pra...

Angelina Jolie Visits Iraq, Calls For International Leadership To End Suffering

The UN refugee agency’s Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is in Dohuk, Iraq, visiting Syrian refugees and displaced Iraqi citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to offer...

Hillary Clinton spurs ‘gender data revolution’

Through Data2x, Clinton unveiled new partnerships to improve data collection and help address gender issues around the world. There’s not much news in Hillary Clinton...