7 Humanity Affirming Charts from the UN’s Final MDG Progress Report Mark Leon Goldberg July 7, 2015Every year the UN Development Program crunches the available data on health and development and tracks progress against each of the eight Millennium Development Goals.Earlier this week, the United Nations released its final "progress report" on the MDGs. ...
Not on A-1: Stopping Stunting in Malawi Mark Leon Goldberg October 15, 2014One way to help reach the MDGs
Must Read of the Day: The MDG Leaders Report Mark Leon Goldberg September 30, 2014A rare collection of world leaders opine on the MDGs
Jeffrey Sachs: On the MDGs, the Cynics Lost Jill Filipovic March 14, 2013Jeffrey Sachs: if there’s one lesson of the MDGs it’s that the cynicism and the skepticism were profoundly misplaced.
Improving Maternal Health by Addressing the Intersections Between Mobile Health and Mobile Finance Mark Leon Goldberg January 28, 2011Today, more people have access to mobile phones than to clean water or an electrical grid. In a special guest post, Menekse Gencer explains how we can leverage the ubiquity of mobile phones to advance the Millennium Development Goals.
The MDGs at Davos Mark Leon Goldberg January 27, 2011I recently caught up with Millennium Promise CEO John McArthur. We spoke about what was accomplished at last September's MDG summit at the UN; what to expect from the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland; and discuss his new project: MDG Pledges.
Some Accountability on the Way for “Every Woman, Every Child” Pledges? Mark Leon Goldberg December 15, 2010On the sidelines of the MDGs summit in September, the Secretary General presided over a meeting called "Every Woman, Every Child" which raised $40 billion in pledges for maternal and child health and women's empowerment. Today, the UN announced a new way to make sure that donors actually follow through on their pledges.
Introducing Every Woman Every Child –The Website Mark Leon Goldberg November 13, 2010As of today, there is a new website that lets interested parties keep tabs on the progress that has been made toward implementing the global strategy for women's and chidren's health.
Happy World Statistics Day Mark Leon Goldberg October 20, 2010In honor of World Statistics Day, here is master story-teller Hans Rosling showing how the world is becoming a safer place for newborns. From TedxChange.
