By Johan Norberg* If someone had told you in 1990 that over the next 25 years world hunger would decline by 40%, child mortality would halve, and extreme poverty... read more →
By Serge R. Nakouzi, The FAO Representative to Iran and to ECO Roughly one-third of the food produced around the world for human consumption, amounting to about 1.3 billion tons,... read more →
In a report issued yesterday, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's northern... read more →
By Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Head of Climate Change Adaptation, Global Environmental Finance Unit, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP Have you ever seen the inner workings of a mechanical watch?... read more →
Philanthropy is a strange field in that very little is done to examine what “good” looks like. Unlike in business where there are common models for effective practice, philanthropists tend... read more →
Izumi Nakamitsu, head of crisis response at the U.N. Development Programme, highlights some of the progress made in humanitarian response last year – and outlines some steps to making sure that pledges... read more →
Every day too many men and women in countries across the globe struggle to feed their children a simple, nutritious meal. When we talk about achieving the Sustainable Development Goals... read more →
Completing a process that began about five years ago, the International Chamber of Commerce became the first business organization to receive observer status at the United Nations last month, a... read more →
Despite attempts to increase food aid in Afghanistan, children bear the brunt of the country’s nutritional crisis, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported, warning that the ongoing fighting has also... read more →
Global Goals can be a powerful catalyst of human progress. They make people’s shared aspirations tangible and tractable, directing our attention forward and focusing minds on what unites us. This... read more →