Trump’s Budget Proposal Threatens Global Development and Health
The Trump Administration’s federal budget blueprint is a massive distortion of American priorities and jeopardizes critical programs.
Keeping The Humanity in Development
I was grateful for the interesting perspective presented by Zimbabwean poet and graduate student Fungai Machirori in a comment this week for Pambazuka News about the complicated nature of global development. Machirori calls for a more nuanced take on development, and points out the need for participation of local women in all areas of…
Empowering Girls Is Key to Sustainable Development
A recent panel at the Wilson Center discussed how achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda rests largely upon how successful the world is in advancing the rights of adolescent girls.
Building Bridges Across Cultures for Sustainable Development
Encouraging sustainable international development—which ultimately benefits women and girls by ensuring greater access to health and rights—requires breaking down barriers, building understanding and relationships, and encouraging new and diverse perspectives to be shared across the globe. After hosting and attending a very special international event last night, I am filled with hope that we are…
2030 Agenda: What Does it Mean for the U.S.?
The U.S. has committed to achieve the 2030 Agenda domestically, but it also has an important role to play as a global leader in ensuring that this ambitious agenda stays true to its commitment to women and girls worldwide.
A Real Victory for Women and Girls
After three years of intense debate and negotiations, governments agreed to a robust, 15-year agenda for global development that promises transformative change for women and girls all over the world.
US Helps Disrupt UN Meeting on Policies for Growing Youth and Aging Populations
Deliberations fell apart on the last day, with no resolution on the theme of changing age structures and development.
UK to promote safe abortion in their international development work
In October 2009, we praised the updated policy on safe and unsafe abortion by UK Department for International Development (DFID), which states that access to safe abortion services is both a “right” and “necessary” because unsafe abortion is the cause of 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. In the last year, DFID has been working to…
Akimbo's First Ever Film Fest: Millennium Development Goals at the Movies!
This week, the largest gathering of world leaders in at least a decade will come together at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The topic will not be military conflicts or emergency relief efforts, but rather, what governments can do to better the lives of everyday people throughout the world. With…
United States Renews Commitment to Achieving Global Development Goals
At the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, 179 governments agreed to a 20-year action plan that made the health and rights of women and young people central to the global struggle to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development. Since the ICPD, the United Nations, civil society, and…