Podcast Archive
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Senator John Kerry and UN Foundation President Tim Wirth Talk Climate
Posted on September 15, 2009
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry joins UN Foundation President Timothy Wirth to discuss what needs to be done domestically, and internationally, to secure legislation and a new treaty to combat climate challenge.
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Nothing But Nets Travels to UNHCR Refugee Camp in Uganda
Posted on April 27, 2009
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
Posted on April 24, 2009
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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Ted Turner Responds to Ashton Kutcher
Posted on April 23, 2009
Ted Turner responds to Ashton Kutcher's Twitter challenge. Dont just be a follower, take action and donate a bed net today at www.nothingbutnets.net.
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The Greening of Your Planet
Posted on February 27, 2009
The Obama Administration has said it wants 25 percent of all of the country's energy needs to come from "clean" energy sources by 2025. This might mean an overhaul of our current electrical grid. Reid Detchon, Executive Director for Energy Climate of the United Nations Foundation, talks about what this might mean for the Energy Department.
