Water, water everywhere…but not enough that’s clean, says a new WHO and UNICEF report released this week. As part of the Millennium Development Goals, the world aimed to halve by 2015 the population without access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation. The good news is that we met the drinking water goal back in 2010.
This Friday, April 5, will mark 1000 days until we reach the end of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). Our friends at the UN Foundation have launched Momentum1000, a new worldwide rally on April 5-6 to raise awareness and spark action around the MDGs. This Friday, the UN Foundation is hosting a 1000-minute digital event,
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Zali, age 12, was forced to marry an older man This piece was written by Erin Kennedy, advocacy technical adviser for CARE’s Gender and Empowerment Unit “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.” Frank Sinatra’s famous refrain didn’t invent the notion that marital bliss is based on a deep and mutual emotional
With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, it’s not surprising to hear phrases like this on the streets of DC. But what is surprising is that they’re not coming from young couples in love—no, they’re coming from the mouths of global health advocates and campaigners. So what’s with all the sentimental feelings and thinly veiled insecurity?
This year, ONE partnered with Publish What You Fund for their 2012 Aid Transparency Index launches in Washington, D.C., and Brussels, Belgium. The 2012 Aid Transparency Index is the premier ranking of donors based on the information they make public about their development programs (and what they don’t). The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) won top honors, earning the No. 1 spot in the 2012 Index, with a score of 91 out of 100.
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