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The United Nations Foundation’s Public Affairs Team Named PR News Non-Profit Award’s Team of the YearMarch 16, 2012 The votes are in! The UN Foundation’s Public Affairs team was named the PR News Non-Profit Award’s Team of the Year. Aaron... |
Announcing Rio+Social: Social Media & Technology to Take Historic UN Conference to a Global, Digital LevelMarch 14, 2012 As the world’s attention turns to Rio+20, the UN’s Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this... |
The United Nations Foundation Celebrates Announcement of Two Finalist Nominations for PR News Non-Profit PR AwardsMarch 12, 2012 The award season continues, and not just in Hollywood. The United Nations Foundation will be recognized this week as a finalist for two PR News... |
Statement from United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner on International Women's DayMarch 8, 2012 Today, on International Women's Day, the world celebrates the social, economic and political achievements of women around the world. In honor of... |
Statement from United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth on International Women's DayMarch 8, 2012 To mark International Women's Day, United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth issued the following statement on the need to invest in... |
United Nations Foundation and ExxonMobil Foundation Undertake Comprehensive Research To Identify Investments that Promote Women’s Economic AdvancementMarch 7, 2012 On the eve of International Women’s Day, the United Nations Foundation and the ExxonMobil Foundation today... |
United Nations Foundation Mourns Passing of U.S. Representative Donald PayneMarch 6, 2012 Peter Yeo, Vice President for Public Policy at the United Nations Foundation and Executive Director of the Better World Campaign, released the... |
United Nations Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin Applauds USAID’s Gender Equality and Female Empowerment PolicyMarch 1, 2012 United Nations Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin issued the following statement on USAID’s new |
Secretary Clinton Launches Global Pollution Reduction Initiative, Notes Important Role of Clean Cooking SolutionsFebruary 16, 2012 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the formation of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, a global effort to fight... |
United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner Applauds United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Five-year VisionFebruary 7, 2012 United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner in a letter this week applauded United Nations... |
The Million Moms Challenge Announces Winner of “Imagine Me & You” Photo ContestFebruary 2, 2012 Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, announced the... |
Everyone has a role to play in creating a safer, healthier and more prosperous worldJanuary 31, 2012 United Nations Foundation President, Timothy E. Wirth, today issued the following statement on the United Nations Secretary-General’s... |
United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Applauds the Achievements of the Global Fund on its Tenth AnniversaryJanuary 26, 2012 United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth issued the following statement on the tenth anniversary of the... |
Investing in Renewable Energy is Good for the United States and the WorldJanuary 25, 2012 In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of increased investment in renewable energy and greater... |
National Council for Science and the Environment Presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Gro Harlem BrundtlandJanuary 20, 2012 The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) yesterday honored Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland with the NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award... |
UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner and UN Foundation Board Member N. R. Narayana Murthy Commend the Government of India and Polio Eradication Partners on Stopping Polio in IndiaJanuary 13, 2012 United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner and Board Member N. R. Narayana Murthy, a leader in India’s technology sector,... |
David Cook Donates New Single to Help Girl Up Transform LivesDecember 22, 2011 To help the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign reach its goal of raising funds for 2,000 Somali refugee girls in Ethiopia, RCA... |
Director of the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets Campaign Commends Steep Decline in Malaria Deaths in AfricaDecember 16, 2011 Following the release of the World Health Organization's World Malaria Report, Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation’s... |
New Mobile Game Makes it Easy to Share Pictures of Peace this Holiday SeasonDecember 16, 2011 Today, the United Nations Foundation launched an interactive photo-scramble game “Pieces of Peace” which gives users the ability to... |
Anne Geddes Joins United Nations’ Every Woman Every Child Effort Increasing her Philanthropic Commitments to Help Women and ChildrenDecember 12, 2011 One of the world’s most respected photographers, Anne Geddes has made a commitment to the United Nations’ Every Woman Every... |
