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Mental Incarceration, the Silent Oppressor

byLady Alicia Hamilton - CEO of The Revelation Network

July 7, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. As ...

Philanthropy

Empow’her: Investing in Women’s Potential

bySalomé Bidaux - Graduate

June 24, 2016

Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship Empow'her was founded in 2013 and became an NGO in September 2015 when Soazig Barthélemy, Founder ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Russia’s Triumphant Return to the World Stage

byDavid Pingree

April 25, 2016

After nearly five years and a quarter of a million dead, the Syrian Civil War appears, at least for the ...

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Philanthropy

An Empowering path

byLaurent Thomas - Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

April 4, 2016

To tackle the root causes of poverty and hunger we must address the inadequacy of employment conditions and generate opportunities ...

Corporations

Zika Virus Highlights Flaws in Public Health Approaches in the Americas – Part 2

byKittu Pannu - Public Health Master's Student

March 30, 2016

How has the International community responded, what are possible solutions, and how does this affect reproductive and women's rights in Brazil? In ...

Uganda, Kapchorwa. January 2009

Annet Muchas, 25 years old, harvests maize in Kapchorwa, Uganda. She and her husbands’ harvest yields approximately 20 bags per season, of which they sell a quarter to generate cash to support their family. This maize will bring them approximately 250,000 Ugandan Shillings or $150 US dollars. The World Food Program has created a local purchase program to assist local farmers in market and agricultural support programs pumping millions of dollars into the local economy.

Uganda is one of WFP’s biggest suppliers of locally purchased food. Through local purchases and the Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative, WFP is exploring a major opportunity to help the Government address agricultural development needs in surplus-producing regions.

The volume of WFP’s annual local purchases can provide strong production incentives to smallholders. When food prices are high, demand from local communities may diminish; however, WFP as a stable, major buyer will
provide assured demand for the goods. Currently, the country office purchases most of its maize grain and beans within the country. By expanding the range of food products procured, WFP should be able to significantly increase its local purchases while diversifying the diet of beneficiaries.

Photo: WFP/Vanessa Vick

Philanthropy

An Accelerator with a Development Impact

byHilary Elliot - Teacher

March 3, 2016

HOW THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME USES INNOVATION TO FIGHT HUNGER My first introduction to the United Nations and organizations such ...

Corporations

United Nations: Gearing Up for Agenda 2030

byClaude Forthomme - Senior Editor

February 25, 2016

2015 was a fruitful year for the United Nations. It began with the adoption by 193 UN Member States of ...

SDG Series

SDG 5: Achieving Gender Equality

byDeanna Shen

February 23, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth piece in a series in collaboration with the SDSN-Y exploring the Sustainable Development Goals. See ...

NGO & Charities

The Western Sahara Scandal: The Forgotten Emergency

byClaude Forthomme - Senior Editor

February 22, 2016

The Western Sahara scandal. The last colonial war in Africa is still unresolved, in spite of over 40 years of ...

Philanthropy

SDG 12: Placing Consumers and Producers at the Heart of Sustainable Development

byBoubaker Ben-Belhassen

January 19, 2016

A Pivotal Goal for a New Consciousness Editor's Note: This is the second piece in a series in collaboration with ...

NGO & Charities

#SDGStories – Launch of Our Sustainable Development Goals Series

byAndrew Budsock

January 12, 2016

Four months ago at the United Nations General Assembly, the global community came together in support of the Sustainable Development ...

Business

Helping to Invest More and Better

byAlberta Mascaretti

January 11, 2016

FAO Investment Centre Celebrating 50 Years of Activity The FAO Investment Centre recently celebrated 50 years of activity supporting FAO ...

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Mental Incarceration, the Silent Oppressor

Empow’her: Investing in Women’s Potential

Don’t Call it a Comeback: Russia’s Triumphant Return to the World Stage

An Empowering path

Zika Virus Highlights Flaws in Public Health Approaches in the Americas – Part 2

An Accelerator with a Development Impact

United Nations: Gearing Up for Agenda 2030

SDG 5: Achieving Gender Equality

The Western Sahara Scandal: The Forgotten Emergency

SDG 12: Placing Consumers and Producers at the Heart of Sustainable Development

#SDGStories – Launch of Our Sustainable Development Goals Series

Helping to Invest More and Better

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