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Fulfilling the Promise of Youth at the Social Good Summit

The Social Good Summit kicked off today in New York with the overriding theme of envisioning the world we want in 2030. This theme is timely as the UN and international community works together to form the post-2015 development agenda....

The 5 Best Moments of UN Week

As the dust settles, traffic on the East side loosens up, and everyone prepares for a killer Global Festival in Central Park tomorrow, I thought I would take a look back at some highlights from  UN Week.

From the Social Good Summit: Social Media After the Revolution

"We have pretty ironclad evidence that social media can help people take down bad governments," said Tomicah Tilleman, US State Department senior adviser for civil society and emerging democracies. "But can social media help replace those regimes with better governments?"

From the Social Good Summit: Uniting the Diaspora on Social Media

The African diaspora has had an enormous impact on the continent in recent years. As doctors, nurses, lawyers and engineers have left their home countries, their skills have gone with them. But although those emigrants may have moved thousands of miles away, they are still very much tied to their homelands.

Social Good Summit Kicks Off in New York

The UN Dispatch team is covering a host of conferences in New York City this week,  including the Social Good Summit which kicked off today.  If you are in New York, come by to the 92Y and say 'hi.'  If you are anywhere else in the world, you can follow the conversation online.