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Showing our Jean-Orosity on #GivingTuesday

November 27, 2012 BY Negin Janati

Today, the UN Foundation and more than 1,000 partners across the country are making history by launching #GivingTuesday—a movement to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the Holiday Season.
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POSTED IN: Get Involved, Smart Ideas, Social Good

Violence Against Women: How You Can Stop It

November 28, 2012 BY

VAW takes many forms, including physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence. It crosses cultures, communities and countries—devastating lives, fracturing families and communities, obstructing economic opportunity, preventing generations from reaching their full potential, and stalling national development.
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Social Good

What’s Up With the Weather? 24 Hours of Climate Reality Kicks Off Tonight!

November 14, 2012 BY Negin Janati

Overheard on post-Hurricane Sandy news reports, a New Jersey resident noted, “I’ve experienced three ‘once-in-a-hundred-years’ storms in the last 18 months!” Something is up. Dirty Energy pollution is heating up our climate, and we end up with Dirty Weather. Climate disruption affects us all, and it will take all of us together to solve it.
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Global Issues, Smart Ideas, Social Good

Do Your Part On Malala Day

November 10, 2012 BY Imali Bandara

Last month, we were devastated at the tragedy that 15 year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai suffered when she was shot near her school.
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Polio, Malaria, Pneumonia…oh my!

October 31, 2012 BY Erin Dunne

Five Scary Issues Facing our Planet Tonight in the United States, as the sun sets and the moon rises, children dressed in scary costumes will take over the dark and spooky streets – ghosts, goblins and witches—oh my! Kids in costumes might not scare you – but these facts and figures about our top five scariest issues facing our planet might! See how you can take action on Halloween to create a better (and less scary) world for children everywhere.
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Mark Your Calendar: UN Day

October 23, 2012 BY Rick Parnell

Mark your calendars: This Wednesday, October 24th, the UN Foundation will help celebrate "United Nations Day," and we want you to join us!
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POSTED IN: Campaigns & Initiatives, Get Involved, Smart Ideas, Social Good, United Nations

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