As the new set of Sustainable Development Goals are launched this week in the U.N. it is clear that they will only be achieved if the effects of Climate Change are controlled. It is already too late to halt much of the damage caused by climate change and the need to adapt to the changing climate – to become climate resilient - has become increasingly evident. Many of the successes in global development are at risk as droughts increase, crop yields become more volatile and vulnerable...
Did you miss our Webinar on Financing Health For All on Tuesday? Fear not, a recording of the webinar is now available here: http://momentum.adobeconnect.com/p5pa6vip1hm/ Passcode: RESULTSUK We were joined by Steve Lewis, RESULTS Head of Policy Advocacy and Laura Kerr, Policy Advocacy Officer who shared their insights on financing health and the different models available, why it’s such a worthwhile investment and a case study of...
This world stands on the brink of truly historic change. On the 25th September, presidents and prime ministers from 193 countries will meet in New York for the UN Sustainable Development Summit. Here, the new Global Goals will be adopted that will address three of the most pressing issues of our time - poverty, inequality and climate change.
Over the last few weeks action/2015 and the European Year for Development (EYD) joined together for a summer tour around the UK in order to engage the public and decision makers in a conversation about the new Global Goals . The aim of the summer tour was to involve both the public and decision makers in discussions about the progress we have seen in development, the...
We are pleased to share that our September conference call is now available to download. On this month’s call we were joined by Simon Wright, Head of Child Survival at Save the Children, who spoke passionately and honestly about the importance of health system strengthening and how the UK can support developing countries to deliver health for all. To find out what he had to say have a listen to the recording below: [audio mp3="/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/September-...
This year the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draw to a close after an extraordinary 15 years in international development, with more than one billion people lifted out of extreme poverty. After months of negotiation, debate and consultation, this September the new Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be unveiled at the United Nations in New York at a special summit 25th-27th September. The new ‘Global Goals’ will be a...
In just a months time, the world will decide on a new set of Global Goals. We explore how we achieve equity and ensure we leave no-one behind. This year is a crucial one. It marks the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted in 2000, which built the momentum towards ending extreme poverty and hunger, reducing mortality and improving health by tackling killer diseases, expanding education opportunities, and outlining...
RESULTS UK recently led a delegation to Zambia with four parliamentarians from the UK’s three largest parties to examine how the country is addressing the global health challenges of Tuberculosis (TB) and child survival. Zambia is an interesting case study in health: it is a Lower Middle Income country, which has had a growth rate of between 6% and 10% for the last decade, but its...
My name is Corina Ghidirim and I am privileged to join the RESULTS UK team as the Administrator for the TB Europe Coalition (TBEC) . My role is to support the TBEC team in implementing its strategy to support and strengthen the work of TB advocates in the WHO European Region. I am from the Republic of Moldova, where I started my career as a teacher of English....
The below article by Policy Advocacy Coordinator Laura Kerr originally appeared on post2015.org . It was included in the 'Leave No-one Behind' blog series which aims to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals can be implemented to include all social and economic groups. The article uses a case study from RESULTS latest report,...
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