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As delivered at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Good morning. Thank you, Ali [Velshi], for that very warm introduction. I was telling Ali backstage that I travel …

Summit Will Run From July 24th – July 28th in New York City Over 500 Urban Resilience Professionals to Explore New Approaches to 21st Century’s Most Significant Urban Challenges NYC on Display as …

Fifty leading academics, artists, and practitioners selected for prestigious Bellagio Center Residency Program   New York City--The Rockefeller Foundation is pleased to announce the fellows selected from our most recent competitions for …

$300,000 in three grants to NYC LGBT Center, Sylvia Rivera Law Project and Campaign for Southern Equality   NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will be making grants …

A First In Quantifying The Climate Change Mitigation Impact Of Green Bonds   New York City, June 19, 2017 - Launched today, the Carbon Yield quantifies the climate change mitigation that Green …

Recipients From Central Brooklyn and South Bronx Receive Support For Innovative Community-Based Cultural Programs   NEW YORK, NY (June 15, 2017) — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with The …

2015 was an extraordinary year for the world coming together to solve global problems, as both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate change agreement brought together …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=yWKVliih5VM As delivered at The Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Thank you, Jane. That was excessively kind – I wish I could just stay back there and keep …

NRI selected for an award of up to $500,000 to develop solution for increasing cassava shelf life, with the potential to enhance food security and increasing income for millions of …

Nairobi, March 29th 2017 - Over 600 delegates have converged in Nairobi today to launch the first ever All Africa Post-Harvest Congress. The three-day event, whose theme is “Reducing Food …