Andrew Cave
Liam Black has an ambitious – some would say utopian – idea. Put 3,000 social policymakers together with climate change activists, human rights lawyers, diversity campaigners, and philanthropists, give the concoction a shake and a stir,
Fernanda Bak
One could say José Clodoveu de Arruda Coelho Neto suffered from an acute case of delusional optimism. It was the late ‘90's when he first manifested the desire to utterly reshape education in his native
Katherine Friedrich
For the world to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it cannot solely rely on the government. Other parts of the social economy need to contribute as well. Nonprofits and NGOs play a
Carolyn Whelan
“I get seasick. My wife’s the sailor,” joked David Imamura, a lawyer specializing in white collar crime, now Chair of New York State’s (NYS) Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), on his NYS listening tour. Monday brought
Andrew Cave
Michael Sani is a fervent believer in people casting transformative power with their votes. As chief executive of Bite the Ballot, a program supporting the U.K. Cabinet Office to increase voter registration, he partnered with Starbucks to
Souwie Buis
What are the biggest obstacles to gender equality? Female leaders, entrepreneurs, and activists tackled these and other vital questions at the SDG Action Zone on Gender. Kicking off with the prime minister of the first
Souwie Buis
Women have been disproportionately affected by the ravages of the global pandemic. Yet COVID-19 has also served to highlight health, including women’s health to an unprecedented degree. This week at the UN General Assembly, we
Arabella Meyer
At the midpoint of UN Week, the exhortations to individuals to step up to make change in the world grew. The first day of the SDG Action Zone was ostensibly about health but included a
Carolyn Whelan
Equity and inclusiveness took center stage on day two of UN Week. African voices called for more just, inclusive, and equitable policies in health, climate, and wellbeing across the globe. Among the day’s many Climate Week sessions
Katherine Friedrich
Emerging trends in fashion and technology were on the agenda today at the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit in New York. Speakers expressed a desire to change the status quo, in part as a way to move to
