HUFFINGTON POST – While the end of the year for some is a time to reflect on the past, I prefer to look ahead (but not without a glass of good old-fashioned eggnog).

The empowerment of women must be the foundation for development across the world. Leaders at this year's UN General Assembly will focus on challenges such as terrorism, climate change and the spread of Ebola.

UNFPA, Pacific Sub-Regional Office — By mid last year (2013), the world was home to an estimated 7.2 billion people; human beings will increase by a projected one billion in the next 12 years and one […].