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November 13, 2020

First Female US Vice President-Elect!

70 countries have chosen a woman as their highest political leader. Women made up 24% of members of national legislatures around the world. No country has achieved parity yet. But, with the new US VP-elect Kamala Harris, we see another important step towards achieving gender equality!
November 11, 2020

Trump’s Post-Election Tactics Put Him in Unsavory Company

In a recent article for the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Andrew Higgins examines how by refusing to accept the results of last week’s U.S. election and working to delegitimize the vote, President Trump is following a similar strategy to that of dictators.
October 13, 2020

High Stakes Poker: Denuclearizing North Korea

Wormuth, a former undersecretary of defense for policy at the US Department of Defense, was invited to share her thoughts on the current events unfolding in North Korea by One Earth Future and the non-profit, Foreign Policy for America. “Certainly this year has been an extraordinary moment in the Ko...
October 13, 2020

Advancing a Culture of Peace Together

The UN’s Day of Living Together in Peace calls for everyone to consider how we can build inclusive, accountable, and peaceful societies. The UN believes that peace is not the absence of conflict but a positive activity. It requires all of us to dedicate ourselves to save succeeding generations from ...
October 13, 2020

Helping Back Home: The Power of Remittances and Diaspora Investments

The global diaspora makes a significant contribution to their families back home. The funds they send strengthen communities and can even rebuild countries that are emerging from war. OEF’s programming recognizes the value that individual investments and the global economy have in sustainable develo...
Marcel Arsenault
September 17, 2020

Philanthropy’s Role in the Missing Global Architecture

Inter Press Service (IPS), shares an op-ed written by OEF Founder and CEO, Marcel Arsenault discussing the promise of the United Nations over the last 75 years and how philanthropy has a role to play in building a global system for designing, implementing and updating a multitude of plans to tackle ...
July 10, 2020

UN75 Global Governance Forum - Join the Conversation!

Register now to participate in this week’s global conversation on the critical role of international cooperation in addressing the world’s increasingly complex problems. The UN75 Global Governance Forum aims to support the United Nations in effectively navigating challenges in the years ahead throug...