The Hand-in-Hand Initiative will enable “matchmaking” between countries with the highest poverty and hunger rates and those countries most able to offer support. Targeting highly-populated, less developed countries, the initiative...Read More
In 2016, the Welsh government passed the ground-breaking Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, based on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The UN’s goals recognise that ending societal problems...Read More
In post-World War II England, the workers at Europe’s largest tire plant, Fort Dunlop, were at a standstill. The company, Dunlop Rubber, could not afford a specific carbon toughening agent...Read More
Laureate Amplifies the Power of Education to Transform Lives of Young Social Entrepreneurs Six student ambassadors from Latin America attended the 2019 Champions Retreat as representatives of Laureate International Universities,...Read More
Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland announces a partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate to support the Great Green Wall as a nature-based solution to fight the global...Read More
Overcoming global challenges such as poverty and climate change demand a collective effort – no longer can tackling these issues be considered just the domain of development actors. Recognizing this,...Read More
Narendra Modi painted a picture of a rapidly changing India that in five years has built over 110 million toilets and opened over 370 million bank accounts for the poor....Read More
Why Global Citizens Should Care Global Citizen campaigns on the United Nations’ Global Goals, which include gender equality, good health for all, and universal education. You can join us in...Read More
Over the last decade, the collective voices of dedicated Global Citizens have mobilized $48.5 billion dollars worth of commitments — which has already affected the lives of 880 million people living in...Read More
Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, in collaboration with the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, announces another round of historic commitments made by leading retailers in support of sustainable coffee sourcing and...Read More
