by John Coonrod | Oct 30, 2017 | Aid Effectiveness, SDGs, Top 10 Lists
As global citizens, it is not only important that we think about Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — better known as the SDGs or the Sustainable Development Goals — but also that we transform how we think about them. In...
by John Coonrod | Jun 29, 2017 | Aid Effectiveness, Governance, Top 10 Lists
June 28, 2017: The Hunger Project recommends that international governmental organizations (IGOs) adopt the following practices for effectively engaging with civil society as an essential element of good governance: Major Groups: IGOs should utilize a framework like...
by John Coonrod | Oct 10, 2016 | Top 10 Lists
Here are what I believe are the ten most influential books relevant to our work, with short notes on why you should read them. The Hunger Project is committed to empowering women and men to end their own hunger. We did not “invent” the commitment to...
by harrietosullivan | Jul 9, 2015 | Data, SDGs, Top 10 Lists
The UN recently released its final MDG Report 2015, which documents the fifteen-year effort to achieve the aspirational goals set out in the millennium declaration. Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, claimed the findings have...
by John Coonrod | Jun 15, 2015 | Aid Effectiveness, SDGs, Top 10 Lists
On June 2, 2015 the UN released the “Zero Draft” of the SDGs, entitled Transforming Our World by 2030: A New Agenda for Global Action. Here are the top 10 points we in The Hunger Project should know about them. (Photo at right: Our Uganda country director...
by John Coonrod | Feb 24, 2015 | Data, Gender, Governance, Nutrition, Reports, SDGs, Top 10 Lists
Background: Nutrition is a huge and difficult challenge, requiring convergent action on many fronts: agriculture, health, WASH, education and – most importantly – gender equality and female empowerment. Those championing this action have been held back by...
