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Working for the United Nations Foundation, I have traveled all over the world. I have...

Yesterday we marked International Women's Day, a day that traces its roots to the women's suffrage and labor movements, and has since evolved into a celebration of the progress women have made, as well as a day to look ahead at opportunities for future generations. In many countries, International Women's...

Isn't it hard being a mom? My daughter is 18 months old, and I am blown away at the awesome responsibility of motherhood. Stay-at-home moms, working moms, grandmoms, dads who are carrying the weight; this is hard. But, what an awesome job! I think every day about other moms.

We...

Humans have an amazing capacity to innovate; we also have an amazing capacity to care about each other. When these capabilities come together, the results can be extraordinary.

Researchers witnessing human suffering -- soldiers dying of infection during World War I, children stricken with polio and...

A confession: I thrive on inspiration; I function better when I feel inspired and when I get to engage with others to talk about their inspiration. Luckily, my job at the United Nations Foundation inspires me every day, through the work we do and the stories of our...

I am sitting here in a refugee camp on the border of South Sudan and Kenya thinking about my daughter. As part of a United Nations Foundation delegation, I am visiting Kakuma Refugee Camp; since I have been here, my daughter turned nine months old.

Yesterday...

Take a moment. Think about the milestones in your life. What about your child's life? A first tooth, first steps or a first day of school. Now fast forward - first day of college, marriage, and making it big in the real world. I never really used or understood the...

Today is World Water Day, an international day of significance that brings attention to the need for access to clean water. As we commemorate this day, I remember the adolescent girls I met last year in Ethiopia who didn't have access to clean water. They remind me that investing in...

In January 2010, we embarked up Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro to bring awareness to the world's clean water crisis, a plague that kills 1.8 million people each year worldwide. Masterminded by Grammy-nominated musician Kenna, ''Summit on the Summit, which also included Lupe Fiasco, Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Isabel Lucas, Alexandra Cousteau...