Posts Tagged with ‘Bloggers Unite!’
John, Global Voices
Despite common assumptions and their perceived differences, the indigenous knowledge and global knowledge systems have become much closer in the past decade. Indigenous knowledge practitioners hav...
Juhie, Global Voices Online
This post was commissioned as part of a Pulitzer Center/Global Voices Online series on Food Insecurity that draw on multimedia reporting featured on the Pulitzer Gateway to Food Insecurity. Share your...
Chris, K4Health
As Ban Ki-moon explained, piecemeal approaches to advancing the circumstances of women and children produces piecemeal results, so we need to do a better job at coordinating and integrating our effort...
Sonam, Global Voices
If only governments would take a second look at religion and see how it stands in the way of improving the lives of its marginalized populations, it has the potential to hasten the process to achievi...
Maria
Maria Antonietta Alcalde makes the case for prioritizing and investing in young people so as to accelerate progress on the MDGs. Social investments in young people’s education, health, and employmen...
Ndesanjo, Global Voices Online
This blog-post is part of the series: "How do we achieve the Millennium Development Goals in just five years?". The blog-post deals with Goal 1: End poverty and Hunger.
This is a roundup of blog p...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
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This blog-post is part of the series "How do we achieve the Millennium Development Goals in j...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
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This blog-post is part of the series "How do we achieve the Millennium Development Goals in just five years?...
Rezwan, Global Voices Online
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Naomi
It is United Nations week in New York City which means a few things: First, don't take a cab anywhere near Midtown East and second Mashable kicked off the monumental week with the Social Good Summit a...
Chris, K4Health
Using knowledge management and ICTs to assist relief efforts, from Haiti to Pakistan.
The UN Digital Media Lounge kicked off on Tuesday in New York City to foster a discussion around the state of t...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
Last year, when we checked on the Uncultured Project, it was delivering aid to victims of the Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. But Shawn's efforts to help haven't stopped since. After helping last year, ...
Juliana, Global Voices Online
A few years ago, a short film won the public's approval at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, and to this day, it is still making its rounds through internet, raising awareness on poverty ...
kabukabu
What is the purpose of government, if not to safeguard the rights of its citizens? Many people working with victims of domestic violence in developing countries will agree that the law often does not ...
Chris, K4Health
As leaders gather this week at the United Nations to discuss the challenges and opportunities to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the UN Foundation bro...
Sloane
Couldn't get to the Social Good Summit yourself? Sloane Berrent, writing for Halogen TV, keeps us posted on how social media for social good became the theme of the day.
Did you know that every S...
Erica
Innovation and new technologies are tackling old challenges and accelerating progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this video Erica Kotchi from UNICEF Innovation addresse...
Vanessa, UNFPA
If you want to get beyond the statistics to the human story of the Millennium Development Goals, start here.
From Jamaican dairy farmers, to Sri Lankan students, to pregnant women in Bangladesh, t...
Nora, ONE Campaign
Where do we stand with Universal Education for all by 2015 (MDG2)? Nora Coghlan from the ONE Campaign reports from the Summit floor.
September 20, 2010
Earlier this morning, I listened to a pow...
Vanessa, UNFPA
When Facebook veered away from Environmental Sustainability (MDG7), Greenpeace voiced their concern with a strategy that used Facebook as a platform for change at Facebook. Take a look at how they lau...
Ida, UNFPA
Did you miss all the amazing Millennium Development Goals speeches at TEDxChange hosted by Bill and Melinda Gates? Not to worry. Here's the live webcast:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tedxchange/...
Sonal
As world leaders prepare to congregate at the UN Millennium Development Goal Summit in New York City next week, the Twittersphere is already buzzing with dialogue and calls to action around the MDGs. ...
Sonam, Global Voices
Is GDP really the best yardstick for progress? The question is being asked with growing urgency across the globe. So far, only Bhutan has implemented a radically different measurement for development:...
Maya
In this video Grammy-winning singer Maya Azucena talks about MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal...
Toni
In this video award-winning artist Toni Blackman addresses 'invisible women' around the world. Toni Blackman is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social ...
Frank
Frank Lopez is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millenn...
Stephanie, mashable.com
To end poverty and hunger, we're going to need everyone's help - even the busiest amongst us. Thanks to the iPhone and the technological innovators who are working for the global good, we can now say:...
Tahani
Tahani Salah is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Mill...
Sean
Word! Sean B is one of the artists of MDGfive.com, a website that harnesses the power of art and social media to increase community engagement in the fight to improve maternal health and reach Millenn...
Anoush
What is 'social mobile', and what's it got to do with Millennium Development Goal 6: to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases? Let me share three novel and innovative social mobile initiatives: ...
Christopher
With only five years left to the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it's time to focus on the role of mobile phones and technology.
Throughout our shared planet, more than...
Alvaro, UNFPA
Dear bloggers. With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it’s time to start blogging. I hope you’ll take part in the Conversations for a...
Lisa, Governess Films
Who is really entitled to tell someone’s story? My initiative MDGFive.com aims at giving professional artists at the local level – filmmakers, musicians, poets, photographers, etc – a place wher...
Nadine
Despite decades of effort to end it, Violence against Women and Girls is an entrenched reality for millions. But a new campaign is bringing new hope to the effort. What is this campaign all about? And...
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