Africa is growing, but not fast enough. In order for more than 400 million Africans to rise out of poverty, continued economic growth across Africa’s 54 nations will have to …
The Bellagio Center has a long history of convening key players to catalyze big ideas and forge coalitions for social action at pivotal moments. The GovLab’s convening at Bellagio, in …
One-hundred years ago marked the end of one of the longest and deadliest armed conflicts in history. The First World War killed tens-of-millions, set off a chain reaction of revolution …
Grace is very worried. Her seven-month-old baby boy has a raging fever and chills. She lives in the Mbarara district in Western Uganda. Sheepa, a continent away in Rangpur, Bangladesh …
Twenty-seven years ago, I first entered The Rockefeller Foundation as a Warren Weaver Fellow in the Agricultural Sciences program. I worked under the watchful eyes of Bob Herdt and Gary …
When I visited Kigali, Rwanda’s capital last week, I noticed an array of new fast food restaurants downtown. This is not an exception —places such as Burger King, Pizza Hut …
Imagine a world where we could predict where the deadliest health challenges would occur, with a degree of precision so great that we could intervene before an emergency response were …
Three years ago, at the 70th United Nations General Assembly session in New York, 193 countries agreed on 17 goals for improving life for people across the globe, especially the …
The full cost of hiring can be more extensive than you think.
Many companies see the importance of both assessing and minimizing their cost-per-hire. Talent managers use this metric to assess …
This piece is part of our 2018 United Nations General Assembly series. “You cannot have inclusive development without stability, and you cannot have stability without development.” - Kofi Annan
When world leaders descend …