Millennium Development Goals

A Mother's Day Lament: Why Has Improving Maternal Health Been So Elusive?

Anne Goddard | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Maternal Health, Maternal Health World Bank, Global Maternal Health, Millennium Development Goals, World Bank International Monetary Fund Report, Global Motherhood, Impact News

Over the last two decades, the World Bank report indicates that we are only one-third of the way toward meeting our maternal mortality targets.

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Breakthroughs in Health in the Millennium Villages

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Child Mortality, Millennium Villages, Global Health, Millennium Development Goals, Global Motherhood, Impact News

Approximately one out of every eight children in sub-Saharan Africa dies before his or her fifth birthday from preventable and treatable causes. These deaths are preventable through the deployment of health systems of the kind being pioneered in the Millennium Villages.

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Malaria: A Dickens Of A Disease

Tony Blair | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Malaria, Interfaith, Reversing Malaria, World Malaria Day 2012, World Malaria Day, Millennium Development Goals, Faith Inspires, UK Impact, Tony Blair, Religion News

Faith leaders through the authority they hold, and the outreach and networks of their communities, can be powerful influences for the good in public health.

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"One Day on Earth" Film Premieres at U.N. and Around World

Jim Luce | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Undp, Mdgs, Film, Conflict, Children, Africa, A Gift of Beauty, United Nations, Faith, Kyle Ruddick, Netherlands, U.S.-Mexican Border, New York City, Brandon Litman, One Day on Earth, 10-10-10, Environment, Miracle of Birth, Nature, Venezuela, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Millennium Development Goals, Cut Chemist, Helen Clark, U.N. Development Programme, General Assembly, Rwanda, North Korea, Love, Entertainment News

'One Day on Earth' is a living time capsule of who we are. We have much to fix -- but we have more going for us, it seems, than not.

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What It Will Take To 'Graduate' 1.2 Billion People Out Of Extreme Poverty

Susan Davis | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Brac, Global Poverty, Microfinance, International Development, Trickle Up, Poverty, Charity, Millennium Development Goals, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, Impact News

As we celebrate our success in defeating global poverty, let's not forgot the portion of those still caught in its trap, struggling to reach the bottom rung - and the innovative solutions being deployed to get them there.

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U.S. Cuts Off Support to UNESCO, the UN's Education Agency

Christine Horansky | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Education, International Development, Unesco, Millennium Development Goals, Foreign Policy, United Nations, Social Media, Video, Education News

A series of unfortunate events has led to a decision by the U.S. government to cut off funding to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO has been a driving force behind global efforts that have put millions more children into school during the last two decades.

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Getting Clean Water To 780 Million People Living Without It

Richard Greenly | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Clean Water, World Water Day, Hunger, World Vision, World Health Organization, Mozambique, water4, Millennium Development Goals, Water, Wells, Impact-Earth-Day, Green-Earth-Day, Impact News

Lito Eduardo, a 12-year-old boy in Mozambique, is among the 40 percent of people in his country who don't have access to clean, safe water. As a resul...

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Under-reported: Man-Bites-Dog Story of Global Poverty

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Kofi Annan, Global Poverty, Millennium Development Goals, Africa, World Bank, Global Poverty Falls, Video, Media News

There is some really good international news that's evading our close attention, even though Goldman's top Asset Management executive, Jim O'Neill, has been eager this week to tell anyone who will listen.

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Nigeria's Ambitious Effort to End Poverty

Amina Az-Zubair | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nigeria, Poverty Nigeria, Global Poverty, U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Millennium Villages, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Villages Project, World News

It's hard for those of us who work day in and day out, on the ground to fight poverty to see such flippancy and carelessness in the media. This is especially true in this case, where the facts are so easy to ascertain.

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Few Celebrating MDG Success in Water

Ned Breslin | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Global Health, Polio, Millennium Development Goals, Polio Vaccine, United Nations, Clean Water, Clean-Water, Public Health, Unicef, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Impact News

Access means that there is a tap nearby that people could use. Functionality means that water actually flows from that tap. Far too often the tap does not produce water, so it is therefore not effective at what the Millennium Development Goal is really trying to do -- eradicate water poverty.

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Women in the Age of the Millennials

Christine Horansky | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Women in Public Service, Women, Hillary Clinton, Millennials, Girls, Millennium Development Goals, World Economic Forum, Mount Holyoke, Women News

We are watching. We are listening. We are your daughters, your legacy and the next wave of champions for women and girls.

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Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm

Michael Shank | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Robert Zoellick, United Nations, World Bank, Larry Summers, Asia, Climate Change, Michael Shank, Ban Ki-Moon, George Mason University, Kathmandu, Timothy Geithner, Earth Institute, Portugal, Greece, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, National Peace Academy, Italy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Jeffrey Sachs, Institute for Economics and Peace, Africa, Latin America, Income Inequality, European Union, Jeff Sachs, The End of Poverty, Columbia University, Millennium Development Goals, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Hillary Clinton, Development, Poverty, Spain, Kenya, Jeffrey Sachs World Bank, World News

Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.

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Breakthrough In Saving Lives In Rural Africa

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Global Motherhood, Community Health Workers, Millennium Development Goals, The Global Fund, ONE Campaign, Impact News

The campaign for 1 million community health workers has begun. Become part of the effort.

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My Global Motherhood Birthday Wish

Christy Turlington Burns | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Robin Lim, CNN Heroes, Every Mother Counts, MDG 5, Bali, Bumi Sehat, Maternal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Global Motherhood, Impact News

Since the day I delivered Grace eight years ago, I know just how critical proper maternity care is. And, I have a deeper sense of gratitude toward my own mother each year when my own birthday rolls around.

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Growing Tomorrow's Leaders, One Land Title at a Time

Tim Hanstad | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Government, Usaid, India, Unesco, Millennium Development Goals, Tuition Fees, Primary-Education, Rural Development, Land Rights, Landesa, Odisha, Education News

It should be simple. A country ensures free education for all children, and everyone benefits. But we all know it's not that easy.

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Challenges at the Cutting Edge of Fighting Global Poverty

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Millennium Villages Project, Global Health, Global Poverty, Millennium Development Goals, Globalization Health, Globalization Poverty, Global Public Health, Global Agriculture, Global Infrastructure Development, World News

A dozen clusters of villages around Africa have adopted bold and novel strategies to overcome poverty, hunger, and disease.

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Does Your Aid Count?

Princess Haya Al Hussein | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Development Aid, Millennium Development Goals, Pakistan, Haiti, Relief Agencies, Humanitarian Crisis, Warren Buffett, International Aid, China, Humanitarian Aid, World News

If in the last few years you got out your checkbook or credit card and donated to help rebuild Haiti, rescue Pakistanis from floods or fund a school in Tanzania, your contribution did not make its way into global aid figures.

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For World Food Day And Beyond -- 5 Steps For Raising An Adventurous Eater

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Picky Eaters, GAIN Health, Global Mindset, Healthy Living Body, Million Moms Challenge, Millennium Development Goals, Care, Growing Up Global, Global Parenting, Food, Unicef, Parenting, World Food Day, Global Understanding, Global Giving, Parents News

Sunday was World Food Day and for many parents, our daily food challenge might be more on the order of getting our little ones to eat broccoli. I've found some simple strategies that help raise awareness about the world and also can nurture more adventurous eaters.

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Harnessing the Power of Sport and Play for Development and Peace

Johann Koss | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Child Development, Gender Equality, Education, Non-Communicable Diseases, Sport for Development, Infectious Diseases, Millennium Development Goals, Early Childhood Education, 2011 United Nations Summit, Impact News

Participation in sport and play programs has the potential to significantly contribute to child and youth development, prevent the spread of non-communicable and communicable diseases and strengthen communities.

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Childhood Deaths Continue to Decline, But Are We Doing All We Can?

Melinda Gates | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health, Unicef, Millennium Development Goals, Child Health, Impact News

Each year, I eagerly await the publication of one number: the number of childhood deaths around the world.

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Celebrating Partnerships That Improve Health for Women and Children

Sharon D’Agostino | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: World Population, Infant Mortality, Wie Symposium, Millennium Development Goals, Impact News

At the end of this month, the seven billionth person will be born--that's a lot of mothers and children. To expand awareness of maternal and infant needs, Johnson & Johnson and the AOL/Huffington Post Media Group will collaborate and launch extensive content related to global motherhood.

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The Christian Tradition Of Healthcare

Richard Stearns | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Christianity, Millennium Development Goals Report, Poverty, Millennium Development Goals, Malaria, Global Poverty, Fighting Malaria, World Vision, Christian Social Justice, Millennium Goals, Religion News

The ministry of providing care to the physically sick as well as the spiritually needy harkens back to Jesus' own ministry on the earth and the earliest ministry of the first Christians.

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A Chance For Common Action: The 66th U.N. General Assembly

Jonathan Gandomi | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Baha'i, World Peace, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations, Millennium Development Goals, World Politics, U.N., UN General Assembly, UN Charter, UN Security Council, World News

There is a saying that people get the government they deserve. I don't subscribe to that view, but I do think that the international community gets the U.N. it deserves.

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Preventing the Next Somalia: Energy+Water = Food

Robert A. Freling | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Millennium Development Goals, Ban Ki-Moon, Famine, Food Security, United Nations Famine, Irrigation Improvements, Somalia Famine, World News

Long-term solutions must be put in place to mitigate against the adverse effects of climate change on poor and famine-prone regions of the world.

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Partnerships That Save Lives

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Tuberculosis, Malaria, Aids, Millennium Development Goals, The Global Fund, Impact News

Anyone who despairs at the sheer scale of the challenge that AIDS represents should hear the story of Jacqueline, a 21-year-old Brazilian mother.

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