As leaders gathered in New York last week for the United Nations General Assembly, much of the discussion focused on how to do more with limited resources.

Aid from wealthy countries to fight disease and poverty in the developing world has saved countless lives over the past decade. But in...

This week I'm hosting some of the most distinguished names in world affairs in my homeland of Norway. The United Nations Foundation Board of Directors, presided over by Ted Turner, has been meeting with government, corporate and non-profit leaders to discuss how innovation can drive progress in global health and...

Prior to last year's climate talks in Copenhagen, we served as Special Envoys of the United Nations Secretary-General, seeking to bring the nations of the world together around those negotiations. Like most people involved in the process, we sensed that a comprehensive agreement would elude our grasp, despite our best...