Jan 26 2015
Perspective
2015 promises to be a banner year of landmark progress for the universal health coverage (UHC) movement to provide health care to everyone on the planet. It's an ambitious goal, …
Jan 13 2015
Perspective
As we are gearing up for another year of building resilience and advancing inclusive economies around the globe, we asked our Twitter community (a wonderfully opinionated bunch if ever there …
Dec 23 2014
Perspective
This post originally appeared on Trust.org. In June 2012, Marly Aparecida Dias Gaya’s life in Sao Paulo, Brazil changed dramatically when she fell down the stairs and hit her head. Her …
Dec 19 2014
Press Releases
WASHINGTON—The Rockefeller Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, are launching a project development facility aimed at unlocking private sector investment for infrastructure that helps build resilience …
Dec 12 2014
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. "100 million people fall into poverty each year to pay for health care."
Just as a patient with a weak immune system …
Dec 12 2014
Press Releases
NEW YORK—A new global coalition of more than 500 leading health and development organizations worldwide is urging governments to accelerate reforms that ensure everyone, everywhere, can access quality health services without being …
Dec 04 2014
Perspective
Stories with purpose don't just materialize—they're strategically planned, they're creatively crafted, and designed to achieve measurable outcomes. Using the landscape report Digital Storytelling for Social Impact as our guide, we've rolled …
Dec 03 2014
Speeches
Thanks, Michael. I want to start by thanking the Mayors and city representatives who are joining us from cities near and far, some representing cities who have been with us for …
Dec 02 2014
Perspective
Today I was in Singapore, a city whose first 50 years has served as a model for building urban resilience, to announce the next 35 cities to join the 100 …
Nov 24 2014
Perspective
Between standard population growth and the proliferation of digital technologies around the world, Internet traffic will double by 2016—a topic discussed at length at this year's New York Next Billion …