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Posted on April 11, 2018
Today, international development and anti-poverty organization Oxfam America announced that Fatema Z. Sumar is joining Oxfam’s Senior Leadership Team as Vice President of Global Programs.
Ms. Sumar joins Oxfam America following a distinguished career in the U.S. government where she led U.S. efforts to advance sustainable development and economic policy in emerging markets and fragile countries. Most recently, Ms. Sumar served as Regional Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America at the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where she managed investments focused on international growth and poverty reduction. Prior to MCC, she served as the Deputy Assistant Read More “Oxfam America Announces Fatema Z. Sumar as New Vice President of Global Programs”
Posted on March 28, 2018
NEW YORK AND SEATTLE, 27 March 2018 — The United Nations and Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) are proud to announce an unprecedented agreement that provides access to Tableau’s world class visual analytics to professionals working in 193 Member States across the United Nations system.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at the launch of the Centre for Humanitarian Data in The Hague in December 2017, highlighted the growing importance placed on data systems for disaster response. The event showcased the role of data-informed decision-making applied to addressing social development issues and crisis response, including several innovations.
Read more: https://www.tableau.com/about/press-releases/2018/united-nations-establishes-tableau-visual-analytics-standard-streamlines Read More “United Nations Establishes Tableau as Visual Analytics Standard, Streamlines Global Adoption of Platform”
Posted on March 16, 2018
SEATTLE—Landesa is awarding William H. “Bill” Gates Sr. with the inaugural Roy L. Prosterman Humanitarian Award at Landesa’s Seed the Change gala on March 15, 2018 in Seattle, WA.
Landesa helps women and men living in the world’s poorest areas gain access to opportunity and break cycles of poverty. More than 50 years ago, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Landesa, Roy Prosterman, embarked on a mission that has become his life’s work: providing secure, legal land rights to rural women and men. Read More “William H. Gates Sr. to Receive the Roy L. Prosterman Humanitarian Award”