5 easy things you can do to make World Children’s Day 2018 more meaningful

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It’s International Day of the Girl–Here are 5 ways to get involved

This year the theme is “With Her: A Skilled Girl Force.” Here are ways you can promote the worldwide movement to empower girls.

Fox News would prefer you didn’t laugh at Trump

And also that you not know others were doing so.

The Sustainable Development Goals are slipping out of reach

The world isn’t making progress on the UN’s 17 benchmarks for a more just and environmentally sound society–and the U.S. has abdicated leadership.

Charities are finally having a #TimesUp moment

The ripple effect of Harvey Weinstein’s unmasking as a serial sexual harasser and predator has hit nearly every industry, as numerous groups work to expel sexual harassers whose behavior has been an open secret for too long. Now it appears that charity groups are having their own #TimesUp moment. Here’s are some of the organizations facing … Continue reading “Charities are finally having a #TimesUp moment”

This Map Shows Commuting Times Across The Entire Planet

A new map reveals how long it takes to get to the world’s cities–an important indicator for the economic health of any community.

3 things to know about the United States leaving UNESCO

The United States is leaving UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, which preserves world heritage sites and customs and works to insure the free flow of information and ideas. The U.S. made the announcement on Thursday morning, citing financial reasons for the withdrawal, but also claiming that UNESCO had an anti-Israel bias, … Continue reading “3 things to know about the United States leaving UNESCO”

The UN Is Forming An Accelerator To Make Its Sustainable Development Goals A Reality

Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) will convene public- and private-sector leaders to come up with solutions to major issues like climate change, access to clean water, and building sustainable cities.

Trump UN speech live stream: Watch the president’s first address to the General Assembly

President Trump will give his first address to the United Nations General Assembly this morning at around 10:30 a.m. ET. Speaking alongside other world leaders, Trump is expected to make the case for the nationalist “America First” agenda he pushed at his inauguration speech, arguing that nationalism does not have to impede coordination with other … Continue reading “Trump UN speech live stream: Watch the president’s first address to the General Assembly”

Trump’s Childhood Home Was On Airbnb, So These Refugees Went There To Tell Their Stories

As the Trump administration prepares to make key decisions on its response to the refugee crisis, Oxfam took over the president’s old house to create a living lesson in compassion.

Elon Musk urges the UN to ban artificially intelligent killer robots

When It Comes To Sustainable Development, The U.S. Is Failing (By A Lot)

And according to the United Nations, it should not be a country that others look to as a good example of (shockers ahead) gender equality and climate action.

Liam Neeson And Michelle Rodriguez ‘Tell Everyone’ About The UN’s New Global Goals

A star-studded animated short film aims to raise awareness of the targets to take on poverty, climate change, inequality and injustice.

Unilever Makes Like A Tree, And Leaves The Forest For The Streets

The global corporation creates a film to raise awareness of deforestation ahead of UN Conference on Climate Change.

Global Maps That Forget New Zealand Exists

This Heartbreaking Spot Turns Back The Clock On Horrors In A Syrian Schoolyard

This new PSA urging UN Security Council action does what reality cannot for civilians stuck in civil war.

Finalists Of The 2014 Innovation By Design Awards: Social Good

Humans Of New York Takes On The World

What Architecture Reveals About Secret Drone Strikes