News stories by Kitty van der Heijden

  1. Three Ways the Global Compact Can Better Serve Refugees

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON DC, Mar 12 (IPS) - Kitty van der Heijden is Director of the Washington-based World Resources Institute Europe and WRI AfricaThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees has a tall task: deliver a "Global Compact for Refugees" to the United Nations' General Assembly by the end of 2018.

  2. Opinion: Sustainable Development Goals Could Be a Game-Changer for Water

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - Suppose money was being deposited and withdrawn from your bank account, but you didn't know how much. And suppose you knew you had bills coming due, but you didn't know when or what amount would be required to cover them.

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