by ghgovernance | Dec 22, 2014 | Global Health Governance Blog, Governance, Maternal Health, United Nations, Young Voices
By Tara Ornstein September 2015 will mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, a landmark convention on women’s rights. Over the last two months, UN member states and civil society organizations have accelerated their review of the progress...
by ghgovernance | Jul 22, 2014 | Armed Forces/Military, Donor Assistance/Aid, Global Health Governance Blog, International Institutions and Multilateral Organizations, United Nations
Tara Ornstein, Contributing Blogger On July 7, 2014, the United Nations (UN) released a new report describing the world’s progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and noted several positive developments. According to the report, the proportion of...
by ghgovernance | Mar 20, 2014 | Global Health Diplomacy, Global Health Governance Blog, United Nations
Courtney M. Page and Yanzhong Huang The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set forth by the United Nations (UN) in 2000. At that time, nations around the world agreed to take action and reach target goals by 2015 to reduce poverty and improve health, education,...
by ghgovernance | Feb 1, 2013 | Fall 2012 Special Issue: Human Security, Most Recent Issue, United Nations
Human Security and the United Nations Kazuo Tase The concept of human security was first introduced to the international community in the 1994 UNDP Human Development Report. After various political and academic discussions since then, the concept is now being...
by ghgovernance | Dec 3, 2012 | Global Health Governance Blog, HIV/AIDS, United Nations
World AIDS Day 2012: A Moment for Optimism? Joshua Busby, Contributing Blogger Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin This is a cross-post with Joshua Busby’s blog on “The Duck of Minerva.” Today is World AIDS Day, an annual opportunity...
by ghgovernance | Nov 27, 2012 | Global Health Diplomacy, Global Health Governance Blog, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health, United Nations
Healthy Development int he Post-2015 Era Yanzhong Huang, Editor Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations This is a cross-post with CFR’s Development Channel Blog. Yanzhong Huang guest blogs for contributing editor Terra Lawson-Remer. On...
by ghgovernance | Jul 10, 2012 | Book Review, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Global Health Diplomacy, Global Health Governance Blog, Health Security, United Nations
Peter Piot’s Memoir on Infectious Disease Joshua Busby, Contributing Blogger Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin This is a cross-post with Joshua Busby’s blog on “The Duck of Minerva.” I just finished reading Peter Piot’s...
by ghgovernance | Jun 22, 2012 | Global Health Diplomacy, International Health Regulations, Noncommunicable Diseases, Spring 2012, UNICEF, United Nations, World Health Organization
A WHO-UNICEF Global Code of Practice on the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children Allyn L. Taylor, Ibadat S. Dhillon, Lenias Hwenda The High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases...