Global Connections
A Message From Nairobi
May 11, 2012 BY Chris Helfrich
Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, reports on the South Sudanese humanitarian crisis from Nairobi, Kenya.
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues, On the Ground
The Time Has Come for LGBT Rights
May 9, 2012 BY Maureen McNally
With the headlines announcing Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, it has reminded us that, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared, “the time has come” to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights a top priority with the United Nations.
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POSTED IN: Social Good, Get Involved, Global Issues, Smart Ideas, United Nations
Think of it this way: This week is not just about eating less. It's about taking action.
May 9, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
Live Below the Line is a great concept, and I’m glad to participate this week to support the Shot@Life Campaign. Think of it this way. Live Below the Line participants spend $7.50 total to eat and drink for five days. My grocery basket on Sunday night was filled with a loaf of inexpensive bread, peanut butter, two bananas, two boxes of pasta and a (half-priced) dented can of peas.
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POSTED IN: Social Good, Global Issues, Smart Ideas
American Voters Say YES to a strong U.S. – UN Relationship
May 3, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
One of the key pillars of our organization has always been championing a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign believe strongly that the UN is beneficial to U.S. foreign policy and international security.
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Global Issues, United Nations
Will you join Girl Up and say I DO stand against child marriage?
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
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POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
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POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
CAMPAIGNS & INITIATIVES
May 11, 2012 BY Chris Helfrich
Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign, reports on the South Sudanese humanitarian crisis from Nairobi, Kenya.
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues, On the Ground
The Time Has Come for LGBT Rights
May 9, 2012 BY Maureen McNally
With the headlines announcing Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, it has reminded us that, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared, “the time has come” to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights a top priority with the United Nations.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Get Involved, Global Issues, Smart Ideas, United Nations
Think of it this way: This week is not just about eating less. It's about taking action.
May 9, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
Live Below the Line is a great concept, and I’m glad to participate this week to support the Shot@Life Campaign. Think of it this way. Live Below the Line participants spend $7.50 total to eat and drink for five days. My grocery basket on Sunday night was filled with a loaf of inexpensive bread, peanut butter, two bananas, two boxes of pasta and a (half-priced) dented can of peas.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Global Issues, Smart Ideas
American Voters Say YES to a strong U.S. – UN Relationship
May 3, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
One of the key pillars of our organization has always been championing a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign believe strongly that the UN is beneficial to U.S. foreign policy and international security.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Global Issues, United Nations
Will you join Girl Up and say I DO stand against child marriage?
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
May 9, 2012 BY Maureen McNally
With the headlines announcing Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, it has reminded us that, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared, “the time has come” to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights a top priority with the United Nations.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Get Involved, Global Issues, Smart Ideas, United Nations
Think of it this way: This week is not just about eating less. It's about taking action.
May 9, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
Live Below the Line is a great concept, and I’m glad to participate this week to support the Shot@Life Campaign. Think of it this way. Live Below the Line participants spend $7.50 total to eat and drink for five days. My grocery basket on Sunday night was filled with a loaf of inexpensive bread, peanut butter, two bananas, two boxes of pasta and a (half-priced) dented can of peas.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Global Issues, Smart Ideas
American Voters Say YES to a strong U.S. – UN Relationship
May 3, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
One of the key pillars of our organization has always been championing a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign believe strongly that the UN is beneficial to U.S. foreign policy and international security.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Global Issues, United Nations
Will you join Girl Up and say I DO stand against child marriage?
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
May 9, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
Live Below the Line is a great concept, and I’m glad to participate this week to support the Shot@Life Campaign. Think of it this way. Live Below the Line participants spend $7.50 total to eat and drink for five days. My grocery basket on Sunday night was filled with a loaf of inexpensive bread, peanut butter, two bananas, two boxes of pasta and a (half-priced) dented can of peas.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Global Issues, Smart Ideas
American Voters Say YES to a strong U.S. – UN Relationship
May 3, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
One of the key pillars of our organization has always been championing a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign believe strongly that the UN is beneficial to U.S. foreign policy and international security.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Global Issues, United Nations
Will you join Girl Up and say I DO stand against child marriage?
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
May 3, 2012 BY Peter Yeo
One of the key pillars of our organization has always been championing a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign believe strongly that the UN is beneficial to U.S. foreign policy and international security.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Global Issues, United Nations
Will you join Girl Up and say I DO stand against child marriage?
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
April 30, 2012 BY Gina Reiss-Wilchins
I know a girl named Kidan from Ethiopia. Like so many girls around the world, she has dreams and aspirations. She wants to be a doctor one day. But Kidan is at a crossroads; there is a key obstacle standing in her way. Do you know what that is? Watch her story to find out!
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
Join Me in Giving Children a Shot@Life
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
April 26, 2012 BY Ted Turner
Mother's Day should be a happy time. But for a mother whose child died from pneumonia, this Mother's Day will be a tragic reminder of everything she's lost. With a simple vaccine, this all-too-common tragedy can be prevented...for millions of mothers and their children. But we need your help to make a difference.
READ MORE
POSTED IN: Social Good, Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues
