BRAC USA Stories

We are deeply saddened to share the loss of pioneering Bangladeshi climate scientist and campaigner Dr. Saleemul Huq, who passed away on Saturday in Dhaka. Dr. Huq was an eminent figure in the field of climate advocacy and research. A titan for climate justice, he was a fixture at every annual United Nations Climate Change...

A side event titled ‘Eradicating Global Poverty’ was hosted by BRAC, BOND and the Labour Foreign Policy Group at the Labour Party’s 2023 Annual Conference in Liverpool. The event discussed what the UK’s international development policy would look like under a Labour government. The opening address was delivered by leading economist Stefan Dercon, who described...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Extreme Poverty convened at the UK Parliament in Westminster for a crucial meeting on the global efforts to combat extreme poverty. The gathering, which took place in July, brought together 60 key stakeholders including government officials, academics, civil society representatives, and Members of Parliament (MPs). The speakers at the...

The Jameel Observatory Climate Resilience Early Warning System Network (Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet), a new project launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Community Jameel, has been selected as an innovation sprint at the 2023 summit of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C). AIM4C is a joint initiative of the United States and United...

Earlier this month we celebrated our 50th anniversary at the Houses of Parliament in London, where we were joined by over 150 partners and friends of BRAC. We were fortunate to have speeches and participation from: Chris Law MP, who was also our gracious host for the evening. Lewis Temple, Chief Executive of BRAC’s London...