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People's Daily: The Countdown Begins: Harnessing the Power of the Olympic Spirit

China Daily: The Countdown Begins: Harnessing the Power of the Olympic Spirit (Chinese)

UN in China: Beyond Expo: Embedding the SDGs in the DNA of Future Technology and Innovation

People's Daily: Global Solidarity to Eradicate Poverty- Poverty Remains the Ultimate Threat to Peace

Xinhua: Global Solidarity to Eradicate Poverty- Poverty Remains the Ultimate Threat to Peace (Chinese)

CGTN: Happy 50th anniversary: What China and the UN can achieve together

Guancha.cn: Happy 50th anniversary: What China and the UN can achieve together (Chinese)

CGTN: Close the deficit in trust and multilateralism to achieve SDGs

China.org: Convene, Connect, Catalyze – Towards a SDG Partnership Platform for Food Security (Chinese)

SCMP: Let’s give thanks for what the long winter of the pandemic brought out in us

Xinhua: Let’s give thanks for what the long winter of the pandemic brought out in us (Chinese)

Forbes: Women and Girls to the Front: Gender Equality in STEM for a better tomorrow

China.org: Women and Girls to the Front: Gender Equality in STEM for a better tomorrow (Chinese)

CGTN: Women's leadership in the global recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

People's Daily: Women's leadership in the global recovery from COVID-19 pandemic (Chinese)

Inter Press Service: End Inequality and Achieve Sustainable Development for All

People's Daily: End Inequality and Achieve Sustainable Development for All (Chinese)

Forbes: China, the UN, and the Global Opportunity for Partnerships & Progress

Xuexi Qiangguo: China, the UN, and the Global Opportunity for Partnerships & Progress (Chinese)

​Forbes: In Prevention Still Lies the Cure: Thoughts On China’s Fight Against COVID-19

Xinhua: In Prevention Still Lies the Cure: Thoughts On China’s Fight Against COVID-19 (Chinese)

People's Daily: A basic truth: Facing an existential threat, humanity must work together

People's Daily: A basic truth: Facing an existential threat, humanity must work together (Chinese)

Newsweek: Sudan Finally Banned Female Genital Mutilation. But Will This Be Enforced?

Forbes Africa: No Woman Should Ever Die Giving Life

UN News: UN, an ‘ally’ in Kenya in fight against COVID-19

IPS: Fight, Not Flight, Must Be the Strategy for Flattening the COVID-19 Curve

Forbes Africa: VE DAY MARKS THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR-BUT THE WORLD IS STILL AT WAR

UN Africa Renewal: Health workers are the frontline soldiers against COVID-19. Let’s protect them

Forbes Africa: Why reproductive rights must be a critical part of our arsenal to fight pandemics

IPS : 
Human Rights and Compassion Must Guide Enforcement of COVID-19 Mitigation

CNBC Africa: Multilateralism Through Public Private Partnerships Are Key to Flattening the COVID 19 Curve

The Hill: Women's reproductive rights are central to economic empowerment

The Hill: International Day of the Girl Child: Step up the fight for education

Inter Press Service: Sharing the Burden of Refugees; the World Can Do Better

The Hill: Child abuse is a global epidemic — we need global action to eradicate it 

Business Insider: Youth and the Spectre of Violent Extremism

Reuters: Global hunger is threatening families because of climate change

The Daily Nation: NHIF Reform Critical to Affordable Health For All in Kenya 

Reuters:  Let’s not turn the clock back on reproductive health and rights 

Los Angeles Times: Nearly one in five girls is wed before she turns 18. Think about them on Valentine’s Day

The Star: Acts of terror will not undermine our resolve

Inter Press Service​: The Adolescent Girl Holds the Key to Kenya’s Economic Transformation and Prosperity

Reuters: Teenage pregnancy in Kenya: a crisis of health, education and opportunity

Inter Press Service: Africa’s Giant Blue Economy Potential

Inter Press Service: Women & Youth Key to Achieving Agenda 2030 in South-South Cooperation  

The Standard: Youth are key to transforming Kenya's agriculture sector 
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Inter Press Service: Mother Teresa - Shared Humanity our Only Hope Against Hatred 

Medium: Winds of Change on Kenya’s Northern Borders

Inter Press Service: Age Appropriate Sexuality Education for Youth Key to National Progress 
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Inter Press Service: Kenya Can End the Moral Indignity of Child Labour 

The Star News: Primary healthcare reforms key to achieving Universal Health Coverage

Inter Press Service: Harnessing the Blue Economy Must Consider Social Inclusion and Responsible Stewardship

Inter Press Service: Hunger, food insecurity plague the lives of millions in Africa

Inter Press Service: We Need a Gender Shift to save Our Girls from the Jaws of Extremism

Reuters: Will the death penalty stop India's wave of child rape?

Inter Press Service: Kenya- Overcoming Rivalry & Conflict Through Cultural Diplomacy

Inter Press Service: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in Kenya-How do we get there?

Reuters: Press for progress: women's equality and political participation

Inter Press Service: The United Nations Strongly Supports Kenya’s Push to Achieve Universal Health Care

Reuters: Oxfam’s sexual abuse episode must inspire a culture shift

Inter Press Service: Business Unusual will Drive Africa’s Quest to achieve Health Care for All

Huffington Post: Japan and Kenya's push for universal health coverage will help defeat poverty

Huffington Post: The Weinstein effect: the global scourge of sexual harassment & exploitation

Reuters: 
Kenya's debilitating drought: 370,000 children in dire need of help.
 
Inter Press Service: Let’s Harness the Egalitarian Spirit of Sport for Global Cohesion

Huffington Post: Innovation for climate-smart agriculture key to ending hunger in Kenya

Huffington Post: Driven to extremes- Poverty fuels violent extremism
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Huffington Post: Can the Kenyan Lion Kick High Enough to Become the South Korean Tiger of Africa?

Daily New & Analysis: GST on sanitary pads: Tax, gender, and the law of unintended consequences

Reuters: Promise or peril? Africa’s 830 million young people by 2050

Medium: Kenneth Frazier the CEO of Merck is the epitome of a humanitarian

Huffington Post: Kenya and Ethiopia join forces to advance peace, security, development and hope

Reuters: Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya through Innovative Financing

Reuters: Responding to drought must be sustainable, not piecemeal

Huffington Post: This is how Kenya can create a million jobs per year

Huffington Post: Kenya is doing its part to battle drought. We must too

Reuters: The Global Epidemic of Violence Against Children

Reuters: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is key to achieving the SDGs.

Reuters: From Barriers to Bridges: Transformation of the Ethiopia-Kenya Border Region

Huffington Post: Gender Equality is the Missing Link for India’s progress 

Inter Press Service: For Societies to Thrive, We Must Ensure Gender Equality

Reuters: In Kenya, Turkana county inspires hope

Reuters: Devolution will deepen and solidify democracy in Kenya

Huffington Post: A Cashless Economy Is Critical for Driving Kenya’s Socio-economic Transformation agenda
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Reuters: Female Genital Mutilation is a gruesome impediment to the empowerment of women

Huffington Post: Kenya must create a million new jobs annually

Huffington Post: Kenya can lead the way to universal health care in Africa

Reuters: There Are No Martyrs – Only Shattered Dreams and Broken Homes
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Huffington Post: Why achieving SDG Goal 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth is critical for Kenya

Reuters: The United Nations Volunteer: From Global To Local

Huffington Post: Let’s Unite to End Violence Against Women in Kenya
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Huffington Post: Kenya’s Youth Unemployment Challenge Presents Opportunities

Reuters: Why the Kenyan President’s personal engagement with the UN is a big deal

Huffington Post: UN in Kenya Condemns Mandera Terror Attack

Huffington Post: Jobs Are Crucial For Peace And Stem Radicalization And Violent Extremism In Kenya​

Huffington Post: The Public Benefit Organisations Act will help Kenya’s march towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Reuters: Kenya has made impressive gains under new constitution, but the hard work is just beginning.

Reuters: Youth Key to the Success of the SDGs in Kenya

Huffington Post: Kenya's Health Sector Challenges Presents the Idea Setting For Creating Shared Value 
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Reuters: Falling Short: Police Apathy To Rape In India

Huffington Post: Time for Tough Action to Stop Sexual Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers

Reuters: Breaking the silence on Gender Based Violence.

Reuters: Let 5-year-old Sherry tell you how handwashing with soap saves lives.

Reuters: Political contests must not push Kenya over the precipice again.

Reuters: Stepping up the fight to end cholera and chikungunya outbreaks in Mandera County, Kenya.

Reuters: County Governments in Kenya Must Take Lead in Fight for Gender Equality.

Reuters: Religious Leaders Can End Harmful Cultural Practices & Advance Women’s Empowerment

The Guardian: 
Can India’s military veterans join the fight for women’s rights?

Reuters: Gender equality and equity in Health will anchor drive towards sustainable national development

Reuters: Promise not peril: Can investing in health deter violent extremism?

Huffington Post: India's Youth-A Blessing or a Curse

Reuters: Women’s Empowerment Will Accelerate Kenya’s Economic Prosperity

Reuters: Maternal and Child Health Key to Kenya’s Economic Growth

Reuters: When The Menstrual Cycle Becomes A Question Of Human Rights

Huffington Post: 
The Tyranny of Violence Against Women and Girls: 16 Days of Activism

Reuters: Revolutionizing Better Health for “Every Women Every Child”

Reuters: From Despair to Hope: Fulfilling a Promise to Mothers and Children in Mandera County

Reuters: Kenya-Transforming Mandera County’s Deadly Reputation For Maternal Health

Reuters: Kenya Cannot Rise If Its Women Are Left Behind 

Huffington Post: Ending Maternal and Child Deaths in Kenya-The Private Sector Can Help

The Star Kenya: Will Kenya End Female Genital Mutilation?

Huffington Post: With Kenya's Youth, The Future Is Here: Invest to Reap Demographic Benefits

Huffington Post:  Countering Violent Extremism -- Put Youth at the Center of the Narrative

Reuters: Sexual Violence in South Sudan-A Tactic of War

Reuters: From Sweden, India to Kenya, men must take a stand to protect women: #HeForShe

Reuters: Let’s ‘Make It Happen’: No Woman Should Die Giving Life

Reuters:  Advancing Adolescent Health and Rights: Kenya Can Lead the Way

LinkedIn : National Strategy To Finally Eliminate FGM In Kenya

Huffington Post India:  Two Years After the Delhi Gang Rape, Is India Losing Its Moral Moorings?

Reuters:  We cannot abandon Kenya’s Mandera County as medics flee Islamist attacks

Huffington Post:  Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya -- When Will It End?

Huffington Post:  Changing Lives, One Woman at a Time: Maternal Health in Kenya

Huffington Post:  Corruption -- An Epidemic of Epic Scale in India

Huffington Post: International Women Day: Sexual Violence and Honor Inequality in India

Huffington Post:  The Tyranny of Intellectual Disability: Lack of Options

Huffington Post:  Married Young: The Scourge of Child Brides in South Asia

Huffington Post:  South Sudan's Peace Unravelling -- The Misery Continues

Forbes: Obama And Putin Must Stop The Appalling Slaughter Of Syria's Children

Al Jazeera- Polio in Syria-Putting Children above politics

Huffington Post: A Good Neigbour

Huffington Post UK:  Polio Outbreak in the Horn of Africa: The Red Crescent/Red Cross Key to Vaccinating Kids

Huffington Post:  The Toxic India-Pakistan Relationship -- When Will It All End?

Huffington Post:  The Spoils of War

CNN:  The promise of vaccines

First Post:  Is India's Police System failing to Uphold the Rule of Law?

Huffington Post:  Women's Economic Empowerment in India

Huffington Post:  South Asia's Water Woes-Is there hope?

Forbes:  For Child Soldiers, Everyday is a Living Nightmare

Forbes:  As Deaths Mount In Pakistan, Ending Polio Becomes An Act Of Courage

Reuters:  Battle for Water: Water scarcity compounds India's food insecurity

Global Observatory:  Poverty and Insecurity Must Not Prevent an End to Polio

Global Observatory: Flaws in India's Strategy to Counter the Maoist Insurgency

Inter Press Service:  Polio Eradication – A Reflection on the Darfur Campaign

Red Cross: Meeting of African Ambassadors in Geneva

Future Search:  Future search and its realization in Southern Sudan

Future Search: Future Search to Demobilize Child Soldiers in South Sudan: A Personal Perspective

Princeton University:  Non-Communicable Diseases: The Sword of the Damocles for developing countriesSUBSCRIBE
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UN, an ‘ally’ in Kenya in fight against COVID-19