This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Armed with a “big idea,” entrepreneur Chris Whittle has assembled a talented global team of thought leaders, educators, innovators, architects and designers with a shared goal of launching Whittle School &…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mental healthcare in post-Ebola Sierra Leone. Vaccine preparedness in Mozambique. A major earthquake in Nepal. Waterless toilets in Ecuador. Climate change adaptation in Morocco. Nuclear security in Kazakhstan. Water and infrastructure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world is on track to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal for universal and affordable Internet access in the world’s least-developed countries by 2020, according to a new UN report. Significant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, global leaders convened at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where more than 400 panels over four days covered topics from economics to electronics to global health and security. Below…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Clinton Foundation is launching a new action network on post-disaster recovery in the Caribbean, aiming to tackle long-term challenges that climate change is wreaking on vulnerable small islands such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The first global framework to help manage migration for the nearly 260 million people living outside their countries of origin is moving closer to completion. The “zero draft” of the new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Samuel Peter clambers onto the roof of a rundown building in the town of Akobo in South Sudan. From his vantage point, the UNICEF electrical engineer can see across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 9 ways to create more inclusive impact investing: Think global, local and everywhere in between: Impact Investing first gained in popularity for its work in emerging economies and more underserved areas as a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, amid growing movements towards isolationism throughout the world, the global education community doubled down on collaboration and partnerships across borders. From Lyon, France, where I attended a gathering spearheaded…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people must be involved at all levels of policy-making and in all processes that affect them, including in the design of national plans, according to a summary statement issued…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from one of the world’s leading sustainability non-profits, Forum for the Future, calls on leaders to better understand the dynamic trends that are shaping the future, in order…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time to talk about a phenomenon that may seem obvious to some and surprising to others: The global development whisper network. Many women who work in the fields of…