Alicia Ness, Author at New Global Citizen

The Fall 2015 Print Issue - Letter From the Editor

Leadership

November 23, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

This September marked a momentous occasion for the United Nations. During the 70th General Assembly, 193 countries endorsed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which...

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Could Cervical Cancer Be the Next Polio?

Impact & Innovation

October 14, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

Augustina Mejiasamata, a 34-year- old Quechua woman who lives in an Andes mountain village two hours outside of Cusco, Peru, had already waited in line for almost an hour...

Partnership Paves a Pathway to the #SDGforum this November

Leadership

September 11, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

This November, PYXERA Global convenes the Global Engagement Forum in Washington DC, bringing together leaders and innovators to discuss how cross-sector collaboration and...

Must read: Inside the Summer 2015 issue

Leadership

July 15, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

Today’s leaders must be prepared to confront a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. These dynamics are so consistently true that many management exp...

Legislating Social Good

Impact & Innovation

July 2, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

Recent studies have shown that many companies are giving more generously to social causes than ever before. Some, like Unilever, Coca-Cola, GSK, and others, have begun to...

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At War with an Invisible Enemy

Leadership

February 26, 2015 Alicia Ness 1 comment

“This isn’t 15,000 incidents of eating bushmeat,” Paul Farmer said. “It’s weak public health systems.” Prior to his remark, I thought that contracting E...

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UN Embraces Power of Volunteering with IMPACT 2030

Leadership

February 6, 2015 Alicia Ness no comments

“People are the only real thing that will change the world.” These words, articulated by Grady Lee, are the philosophy behind IMPACT 2030, a global private sector-led co...

The Eight Stories You Should Read in 2014

Leadership

December 22, 2014 Alicia Ness no comments

This year, we published a number of stories that both thoughtfully provoked dialogue at a critical time, and helped contribute to greater understanding of the challenges ...

Eight things you didn’t know about Ebola

Impact & Innovation

December 18, 2014 Alicia Ness no comments

“Shut out of modernity, they have been left on their own.” Earlier this month, Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health (PIH) addressed a group of close to ...

Must read: Inside the Fall 2014 Issue

Leadership

November 20, 2014 Alicia Ness no comments

This fall, I visited New England just at the peak of the fall foliage season. Truly a sight to behold, this fall the colors were even brighter than usual. A local reveale...

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The Fall 2015 Print Issue - Letter From the Editor

Leadership

Worth checking out

Could Cervical Cancer Be the Next Polio?

Impact & Innovation

Partnership Paves a Pathway to the #SDGforum this November

Leadership

Must read: Inside the Summer 2015 issue

Leadership

At War with an Invisible Enemy

Leadership

UN Embraces Power of Volunteering with IMPACT 2030

Leadership

The Eight Stories You Should Read in 2014

Leadership

Eight things you didn’t know about Ebola

Impact & Innovation

Must read: Inside the Fall 2014 Issue

Leadership