At first glance on the morning of November 10th, the Newseum in Washington, D.C. was filled with an unlikely cast of characters. What could possibly bring together corpor...
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This September marked a momentous occasion for the United Nations. During the 70th General Assembly, 193 countries endorsed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which...
Since the launch of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals 15 years ago, the relationship between companies and the communities where they operate has evolved considerably...
Partnerships with private corporations—especially the large, multinational variety—often cause social sector organizations, and even public sector agencies, to experience...
World leaders, together with the international development community, have launched a new, ambitious post-2015 agenda at the 70th UN General Assembly, building on progres...
More than three million children die each year from malnourishment and millions more lack access to food, resulting in stunted growth, poor health, and chronic hunger. Ev...
“Excuse me. May I use your toilet?” Despite my not being a paying customer, the restaurant owner directed me toward a doorway at the back of the building. Through the doo...
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...
What’s the value of a swamp? Traditionally, an accountant would book the value at the cost of acquisition. Environmentalists might argue for the value of its natural pres...
Written by Andrew M. Herscowitz, Coordinator for Power Africa, and Katrina Pielli, Senior Energy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development. Four years ago, star...