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African agriculture has undergone a great transformation over the last decade. Access to financing, mobile technology, and advanced farming techniques has greatly increased yields for small-holder farmers, even though there …

Cities around the world face new challenges every day, a reality being exacerbated by  climate change: droughts last longer; storms are more severe; rising sea levels threaten to reclaim coastal …

My colleagues and I often speak of being "stewards of a legacy" working here at The Rockefeller Foundation. Over more than a century, decade after decade, the Foundation has catalyzed …

The western United States is fighting an increasingly high-stakes battle with wildfire. At this very moment, 10 wildfires are raging throughout the state of California. Ten firefighters have already died …

One of the keys to advancing more inclusive economies around the world is the empowerment of women. That's why we at The Rockefeller Foundation apply a gender lens to all …

This post originally appeared on The Guardian.  Growing an economy is very thirsty business. We need to double food production—but we're already using an average 70 percent of the world's fresh water …

I spent Sunday at the Social Good Summit, a convening that leverages the world’s attention on New York City—thanks to the imminent UN General Assembly—to speak about the UN Global Goals. …

End Poverty. End Hunger. Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being. These are three of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the world will adopt formally at a special UN summit in New …

In my line of work there’s a lot of talk about goals—especially this time of year. After all, there is no shortage of challenges that the global development community comes …

A version of this post originally appeared in Bloomberg View. At next week's General Assembly meetings, the United Nations will formally announce 17 ambitious new sustainable development goals. The 15-year program will tackle vital issues ranging …