Local leadership: unlocking the true potential of the Sustainable Development Goals
Far too often we associate leadership with power, status, and authority. But with this narrow outlook, we often tend to forget about the leaders closest to us: local leaders. These local leaders, the people who care deeply about community issues, who implement...
Public-Private Partnerships Will Bridge the Sanitation Gaps in Africa
To accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, public-private partnerships need to be strengthened so that private sector actors can fill the gaps in public industrial framework and make sanitation products sustainable and scalable for everyone.
Health is Real Wealth
On a beautiful morning in April 2017, a happy and healthy baby girl was born at Hospitals Beyond Boundaries (HBB) Maternity Health Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Kandura is not the first pride and joy of her parents, but the first one to be born in a safe environment...
#TeachSDGS
A huge generation of youth and energy is ready to help change our world for the better if we arm them with the knowledge and the tools to do it.
Sustainable Development Goal 9: Investing in ICT access and quality education to promote lasting peace
Knowledge and information have become transformative dimensions of our existence and are key drivers behind the implementation of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Together We’re Cutting Climate and Disaster Risks
It’s a simple fact that as we continue to pump record levels of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere we are ramping up disaster risk around the globe now and for generations to come. It goes with the sobering reality of warming and rising seas and widespread...
Some #UNGA social media highlights
Last week's UN General Assembly was full of big moments on social media. The UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants included the launch of a new campaign called "Together" which aims to highlight the economic, cultural and social contributions that migrants and...
A recap of #UNGA activities on Wednesday
Halfway through the busiest week at United Nations Headquarters in New York, check out some of the highlights of the day at the General Assembly. Only nine months after the Paris climate conference, the world took an important step towards #ParisAgreement at the...
What’s going on at the #UNGA this Wednesday?
As the second day of the General Debate continues, action on climate change is in focus at UN Headquarters in New York. First thing in the morning, leaders will be present instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement on...