This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last January, Secretary-General António Guterres took the helm of the United Nations and pledged to, “reach gender parity sooner rather than later,” adding he would “respect gender parity from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kelli Rogers reports on the needs of Rohingyan women in Cox’s Bazar, where they do not have adequate maternal health services. • How can philanthropy best support the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Musu, a community health worker in Liberia, lives in a village that is four hours from the nearest clinic. After Musu finished high school, she returned to her community to find…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State and local governments across the country partner with nonprofits to deliver a bevy of social services — from health care to housing to early childhood education. But many of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Little progress has been made since the last conference of the United Nations Financing for Development (FfD) process, held in Addis Ababa in July 2015, which agreed the Addis Ababa Agenda…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the crisis in Syria enters its seventh year, it shows little sign of abating. The violence there has killed nearly half a million people and displaced more than 11…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q: The LUI Che Woo Welfare Betterment Prize provides recognition from the private sector on the importance of land rights in development — how is this helping with wider communication and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations has come out with updated guidance to encourage education ministers, especially in developing countries, to invest further in comprehensive sexuality education for young people, offering advice on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Rwandan government partnered with Zipline, the Silicon Valley company that delivers essential medical products by drone, it set an important example of how governments and companies can work…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The global gag rule directly affects the ability of girls and women to decide what happens to their bodies. Naturally, the reinstatement and the expansion of the rule provoked a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To close gender data gaps we need greater political will, technical capacity, and resources. To help address these challenges, we also need concrete examples from around the world that show…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cuts in food rations for 1.5 million refugees in east Africa, due to funding shortages, could increase school dropouts, crime and malnutrition, a United Nations official said on Wednesday. With…