Saturday, November 1, 2025

Tag: UN

Kiva Partners with UN, Builds a Blockchain Platform

Kiva plans to partner with the UN and the other agencies in addressing Sierra Leone's financial exclusion issues using its blockchain-based Kiva protocol.

Paris Accord Without the US – What’s Next

Leaders in business and government, as well as headlines, came out voicing protests against Trump's Thursday decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. The increased attention is bound to make investing in climate change more popular, one silver lining.

Climate Science is Politics – Paris Accord Without the U.S.

As U.S. President Trump continues to get lobbied to remain in the Paris Climate Pact, some are already saying that he has, judging by his administration's recent actions , already virtually left. Over 600 million of tons in reduced CO2 by 2030 is at stake.

Progress of Human Development Uneven, UN Report Says

Human development has made much progress in the last 25 years yet new challenges have emerged. Issues like climate change, religious extremism, epidemics and persistent geopolitical issues are the main drivers. Impact investment can be a tool to channel investments to solutions that promote more progress.

Toniic Announces new SDG Impact Theme Framework

Toniic, a non-profit impact investment advocacy community of 160 member investors from around the world, announced a new improved measurement framework that links with 11 macro impact investing themes found in United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Policymakers can Bridge Ideas and Impact Investors

Q&A with Ticora Jones, Division Chief, Higher Education Solutions Network, USAID Global Development Lab
Policymakers can be relationship-builders between people who are passionate about ideas and places where those ideas are needed, says Ticora Jones, Division Chief, Higher Education Solutions Network, USAID Global Development Lab.  An excerpt from her interview via audio speaking at the UN's Commission on...