By Emma Saloranta, Girls’ Globe

There has been notable progress in the area of girls’ education since 2000 when the Millennium Development Goals were launched. Still, much needs to be accomplished before girls and women around the world can enjoy equal access to, and quality of, education at primary, secondary and higher levels with boys and men… Read the full post >>

As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations General Assembly to review progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows dramatic acceleration towards reaching 2015 global targets on HIV.. Read report

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On Monday, September 23rd, the UN Foundation hosted a high-level lunch as part of the MDG Success day of events. The lunch focused on challenges for MDG achievement and targeted actions that can be taken between now and 2015 to accelerate progress… Read the full crowdblog >>

The United Nations Foundation answered a call to save the lives of 16 million women and children by 2015 by committing, with partners, $400 million over five years to improve women’s and children’s health. View photos that show the extrodinary progress that has been made by Every Child Every Woman partners…Read the full post >>

By Richard Morgan, Senior Advisor, UNICEF

There are simple, cost-effective and proven solutions that can save more children’s lives. What is needed is increased investment, coordinated responses, and a focus on the poorest and most vulnerable families… Read the full post >>

Ten health care innovations, if brought to scale immediately in low-resource countries, could have the potential to save the lives of some 1.2 million mothers and children in 2015… View the full interactive post >>

Additional commitments to boost MDG achievement were announced yesterday, bringing the total to $2.5 billion in new commitments ahead of the 2015 target date for the Goals… Read the full post >>

By Andrea M. Bertone, Director, Gender Department, FHI 360

Research, especially in the health and education fields, shows that when efforts are made to address gender inequalities, individuals, communities and societies benefit. At FHI 360, we use a Gender Integration Framework to provide practical guidance on how to analyze issues from a gender perspective and devise research and programs that identify and challenge gender-based inequalities that pose barriers to development…Read the full post >>