Videocasts Archive
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See You In Copenhagen: A Climate Change Witness Speaks
Part of the “See You In Copenhagen” series. Community Activist Manoel Silva da Cunha talks about the devastation he’s seen in the Amazon rainforest because of climate change. Disappearing lakes, dead fish, dwindling forests – they all point to an urgent need for countries to reduce emissions as part of a comprehensive climate change agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009. Dr. Philip Fearnside of the National Institute for Research in the Amazon also comments. Produced in part by the United Nations Foundation.
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See You In Copenhagen: Climate Negotiation
Part of the “See You In Copenhagen” series. UN Negotiator Dessima Williams and UNFCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer discuss the complexities of international climate negotiation, and how it requires every country’s input and commitment to create a comprehensive and meaningful agreement for December 2009 and beyond. Produced in part by the United Nations Foundation.
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UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets Service Event with Ambassador Susan Rice
As part of the first official National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11 and President Obama's service initiative, United We Serve, Ambassador Susan E. Rice participated in a Nothing But Nets service event hosted by the United Nations Foundation.Over 100 high school students from UNA-USA's Global Classrooms and The School Without Walls in Washington, DC attended the event to learn how service locally can make an impact globally. This video is an overview of the event and the Nothing But Nets malaria workshop.
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Nothing But Nets Travels to UNHCR Refugee Camp in Uganda
Our Nothing But Nets campaign travels to Uganda with actor Tom Cavanagh and singer Gavin DeGraw to deliver bed nets to refugees. Malaria is the #1 killer of refugees. Two thirds of the 33 million refugees worldwide live in malaria endemic countries. We are working with the UN Refugee Agency to send lifesaving bed nets to protect refugees.
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Girl Up: Connecting the Dots
If you want to change the world, invest in an adolescent girl. There are more than 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries today, the majority of whom live in very limited circumstances. The opportunities available to them will impact an entire generation of men and women. You can invest in the future today at www.girlup.org.
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