During the month of May and in the lead-up to the next global development agenda Devex, UN Foundation, and Fenton are partnering together to launch a new series on global goals.
The #GlobalGoalsWork series will focus on the added value of global goals, the significant results toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and the essential contributions made by the United States to accelerate global progress.
Themes each week will include:
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To achieve the ambitious sustainable development goals, we need to continue to advance promising tools and ensure they reach the communities that can use them to transform their own health. An exclusive commentary from Amie Batson, chief strategy officer at PATH, for #GlobalGoalsWork.
Helping the needy is a long American tradition, and U.S. foreign aid investments need and deserve the support of the American people, argues Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, in this exclusive commentary..
We must work together, as a part of the global community, to ensure that no child should suffer and die from malaria or any preventable and curable disease. U.S. Sen. John Boozman writes in this guest commentary for the #GlobalGoalsWork campaign.
Despite the dire situation in Burundi, the crisis there can teach the global development community a lot about how international aid can be leveraged to make a difference in the long term, writes Christian pastor and author Brian McLaren in this op-ed for the #GlobalGoalsWork series.
Initiatives like FP2020 not only drive commitments to bring more care to women in need, but they also highlight the importance of quality and rights in making our gains more sustainable. Read the exclusive op-ed from Suzanne Ehlers, president and CEO of PAI and co-lead of FP2020's rights and empowerment working group.
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Despite population growth, the number of deaths in children under five worldwide declined from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013, which translates to about 17,000 fewer children dying each day.
Enrollment in primary education in developing regions reached 90% in 2012, up from 80% in 1990, which means more children than ever are attending primary school.
More than 200 million people living in slums gained access to improved water sources, improved sanitation facilities, or durable or less crowded housing, thereby exceeding the MDG target.
The world has met the target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water, five years ahead of schedule.
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