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UNF Today Archive

Visit “A World Unto Itself”
See firsthand how we are conserving the Galapagos Islands’ unique biodiversity.
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Live from the UN: Talk Radio Day
Tune in to UN Dispatch for live coverage of the hottest topics from our 4th Annual Talk Radio Day.
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Ted Turner in TIME Magazine
The UN Foundation Chairman of the Board has been named on the TIME 100 Most Influential People list. Find out why.
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Thank Our UN Peacekeepers
This International Peacekeepers Day, support the 100,000 brave men and women in blue helmets.
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Change the future of a young girl
This Mother’s Day, invest in The Girl Fund to provide a young girl the opportunity to better herself and her world.
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Find Tech Solutions to Global Issues
Help development experts and tech professionals create new tools in the first-ever Humanitarian Technology Challenge.
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Earth Day Signals Chance for Action
College students set example tackling climate change one campus at a time.
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Twitter Abuzz About Malaria
Stars like Ashton Kutcher, Larry King and Oprah are sending bed nets, you can too!
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Stars Create Buzz for Nothing But Nets
Singer Gavin DeGraw and actor Tom Cavanagh help save lives in Uganda.
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Enter to win a trip to Africa with us
Now it's your chance to see us in action in Africa or win a trip to the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.
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As seen on YouTube and CNN
Youth, Ted Turner highlighted in online videos about grassroots effort to send nets and save lives.
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Join a Truly Global Debate!
High school students in more than 80 countries participate in The People Speak Global Debates. Now, you can too!
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Covering African Refugees with Nets
Our Nothing But Nets campaign is working with UNHCR to protect a vulnerable population from malaria.
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Supporting Childhood Immunizations
Our new commitment with the Vodafone Foundation aims to help reduce measles deaths over the next three years.
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Expanding Mobile Health
We are streamlining health data collection using PDAs in 22 African countries.
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Bed Nets for Burma
The UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets Campaign contributed 10,000 life-saving nets to the Mae La refugee camp.
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A bed net's journey: Mali
This is the story of how 2.8 million nets made their way to Malian children in need.
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March 8 is International Women’s Day
Honor a special woman in your life.
Sign the Say NO to Violence Against Women petition

 

UN Environmental Program honors our President, Timothy Wirth, with the 2008 Champions of the Earth Award.
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Bangladesh: Cyclone Sydr death toll nears 3000.
You can help
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World Heritage belongs to us all.
But due to external factors, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has put 30 World Heritage sites on its "In Danger" list. Explore the Map and Learn How You Can Help.

 

Nothing But Nets teams up with VH1 to create a public service announcement (PSA) to spread the word about how easy it is to send nets and save lives. Watch PSA

 

 

Latest Stories of Impact

  1. NYC Students Get Environmentally Engaged

    Ever wonder if an engine could run on algae -- and if so, whether or not you could build it? Or how about that local, toxic, abandoned plot of land that you wish could be sustainably restored? Well, wonder no more, because a group of 100 New York City Public High School Students have figured out new, creative ways to address these critical environmental issues and more.

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