Devex: Opinion: Bridging the financing gap to save lives Phyllis Costanza, the Head UBS Philanthropy and CEO of the UBS Optimus Foundation “…Foreign aid and philanthropy are not enough to solve the problems we’re trying to address through the SDGs. We need more sustainable sources of investment in development. And…

Devex: Opinion: Why fortified rice is a game changer Judith Smit, global lead for rice fortification at DSM “…Rice, as the number one staple in the world, offers indeed a promising vehicle to contribute to filling the nutrient gap. … With extrusion technology, multiple vitamins and minerals — as well…

Devex: Corruption: A neglected obstacle to achieving UHC “When stakeholders discuss the biggest obstacles to universal health coverage, conversations often linger on well-known challenges such as increasing access to last-mile populations, or how to achieve sustainable financing. While finding solutions to these hurdles is vital for achieving UHC, there is…

Carter Center: Carter Center Challenges Donors to Help Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease “The Carter Center Board of Trustees announced it is launching a $40 million fundraising campaign, including a $20 million Carter Center Challenge Fund, toward the eradication of Guinea worm disease, and Alwaleed Philanthropies, a global philanthropic foundation, said…

Devex: New Google, U.N. partnership aims to ‘turn on the tap’ to SDG data “…Some of the biggest players in development and the private sector — including the United Nations and World Bank Group, as well as Google and Alibaba Group — launched a new partnership on Wednesday to jumpstart…

Devex: Opinion: Investing in health can move UHC from utopia to reality Diane Gashumba, minister of health in the Republic of Rwanda “Universal health coverage represents the aspiration for all people in the world to receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. Such a proposition may sound…

Devex: Opinion: Health care providers risk their lives for others. How can we care for them? Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli, director of the United Arab Emirates Pakistan Assistance Program “…Not only do [frontline health workers] help to treat and prevent diseases, they also work tirelessly to win hearts and minds.…

U.S. Department of State: Go Further partnership reaches over half a million HIV-positive women with cervical cancer screening in its first year “On the margins of the 2019 United Nations General Assembly, former President George W. Bush and Ambassador Deborah L. Birx announced that the Go Further partnership to end…

Devex: U.N. climate summit a ‘stepping stone’ for new action, experts say “The world’s largest emitters did not answer U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres’ call for ‘concrete’ commitments on climate change during the U.N. Climate Action Summit. But some companies, foundations, and other players made it clear this week that they…

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Political uncertainty poses obstacle to U.N.’s global goals, businesses say “Business leaders complain of being hampered by political uncertainty and market constraints in efforts to fight poverty, inequality, and other ills by 2030, research showed on Tuesday as world leaders met to discuss the United Nations’ global…