Giving Compass' Take:

• Chandler Green shares nine highlights from the UN General Assembly in 2018, including progress on youth engagement, TB action, and harnessing tech for social good. 

• How can funders work alongside the UN to further these projects at the local level? 

• Learn about the need to ramp up work around the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Here are nine key stories from UNGA that demonstrate real action toward a future where no one is left behind.

1. The First-Ever UN Youth Strategy Launches:
While young people are the largest and most connected generation, they face enormous challenges accessing education, work, and health care. At UNGA, the UN launched a new strategy dedicated to giving young people opportunities to determine their own futures.

2. First-Ever High-Level Meeting on TB Steps Up Global Action:
Although tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infection – responsible for 1.6 million deaths in 2017 – it faces immense gaps in funding. At the first-ever High-Level Meeting on TB, world leaders agreed to step up the global fight against TB, including efforts to raise funds for TB programs and research and development.

3. Tech Giants and the UN Harness AI to Prevent Famine:
With 124 million people living in crisis levels of food insecurity, urgent humanitarian assistance is vital for survival. Tech giants – Google, Microsoft Corp., and Amazon Web services – in partnership with the UN and international organizations, launched the Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) – the first global mechanism dedicated to using the predictive power of artificial intelligence to prevent future famines.

Read the full article about the UN General Assembly by Chandler Green at United Nations Foundation.