UNGA Guide 2023This year marks the halfway point in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, a blueprint for a better world that U.N. member states adopted in 2015. While advocates call for unprecedented investment, collaboration, and innovation to achieve these goals by 2030, critics argue the SDGs are unrealistic or irrelevant, pushing for new priorities. But...
As the world prepares for the U.N. High-level Meetings on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (Sept. 20), Universal Health Coverage (Sept. 21), and Fight Against Tuberculosis (Sept. 22), some 3.5 billion people — almost half the world’s population — lack access to the health services they need and the quality of service received by many with care...
Hosted by Devex in partnership with AstraZeneca, this event will address kidney health within the broader UHC agenda, alongside NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, making it central to health policy.
Every year, cancer claims the lives of 10 million people despite many forms of the disease being curable when people have access to local health systems that can quickly diagnose and treat them. However, not everyone is impacted equally and low- and middle-income countries carry most of the global cancer burden, accounting for 70% of cancer deaths. The...
Educational poverty in low- and middle-income countries has reached a tipping point; 53 percent of children are unable to read and understand a story by the end of primary school. This requires an ambitious transformation of the education sector, which is still recovering from the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But returning to the pre-COVID...
Educational poverty in low- and middle-income countries has reached a tipping point; 53 percent of children are unable to read and understand a story by the end of primary school. This requires an ambitious transformation of the education sector, which is still recovering from the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But returning to the pre-COVID...
Preventive primary health care services are key for ensuring better population health and can considerably improve the chances for positive health outcomes for the patient. When it comes to prevention — especially in low-income settings — immunization has proved to be one of the most successful and cost-effective public health investments out there. Yet, many health care systems in...
The event, hosted by Devex in partnership with the World Food Programme, will explore how we can learn from the lessons of INITIATE, a five-year initiative that has developed innovative solutions for health emergencies, and apply them to other areas of global cooperation.
In a world facing an unprecedented hunger crisis, the corporate sector has emerged as a powerful force for change. Join Devex and World Food Program USA on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as we explore the remarkable power, purpose, and promise of corporate engagement in tackling global hunger. Faced...
In a world facing an unprecedented hunger crisis, the corporate sector has emerged as a powerful force for change. Join Devex and World Food Program USA on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as we explore the remarkable power, purpose, and promise of corporate engagement in tackling global hunger. Faced...