Kathy Calvin: Eradicating poverty by 2030 is possible The world has "halved poverty in the last 15 years, and we know we can get there in 2030 to eliminate it," said Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. Giving girls the opportunity to thrive is part of the path to achieving that goal, she argued.  MSNBC (9/26) | | | "Joseph Nye is on the line today. You probably know him best for 'soft power,' but the international relations theorist has a long history of trailblazing research and analysis." UN Dispatch (9/29) | | UN brings Libyan parliament, insurgents together for talks The United Nations held talks Monday between the Libyan parliament and insurgent groups in an effort to prevent a civil war. "We have agreed to start a political process to address all issues on the elements on the situation in Libya today and to do it in a peaceful way with a very strong call for a complete cease-fire all over the country," says Bernardino Leon, UN special envoy. Reuters (9/29), Al Jazeera (9/30)  | The Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) online degree is designed for professionals who have a desire to lead, by preparing them with the intellectual fundamentals, theory and practical expertise necessary to become advocates and expert participants with the ability to influence their governments at the national, state, and local levels. Learn More | | How the private sector can help fight diseases The private sector can be instrumental in the fight against noncommunicable diseases and communicable diseases in poorer countries. With a disease such as Ebola, private-sector companies need to "stay in the region, and state their commitment publicly to stay in the region," says Lisa Doughten, chief adviser for resource mobilization and private sector relations at the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response. Devex.com (free registration) (9/29), Devex.com (free registration) (9/29) Inequality debate focuses too much on the rich We need to better understand what keeps people poor if we want to eradicate poverty and improve income equality, writes Claire Melamed. "The mainstream narrative -- about the runaway incomes of the richest people in the richest countries, the absurdities of boardroom pay and tax avoidance and so on -- might prick our sense of fairness, but it has only a limited amount to offer the analysis and treatment of extreme poverty," she argues. Aeon Magazine (U.K.) (9/24)
| Opinion: CEOs need to speak up for climate policies CEOs need to start using their clout to show the public and government that fighting climate change is good for economic growth, write Michael Toffel and Auden Schendler. "CEOs powerfully voicing the need for climate actions would provide a much-needed counterweight to special interests that have not been shy about ensuring the status quo, which allows carbon emitters to avoid bearing the cost of their pollution by foisting it on the public," they argue. Harvard Business School/Working Knowledge (9/24) | | Peacekeeping and Security | | Prevention of violent extremism under spotlight at UN UN Radio (9/30) | UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. | | | Contact the UN Foundation | Caleb Tiller Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 887-9040 www.unfoundation.org | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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