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Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge Now Accepting NominationsOctober 5, 2011 The mHealth Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation have announced the Top... |
Saudi Arabia Gives $30 Million toward Polio Eradication EffortsSeptember 28, 2011 The United Nations Foundation today announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had delivered $15 million of its $30 million... |
Measles Initiative applauds GAVI Alliance for funding measles second dose in nine additional countriesSeptember 27, 2011 The GAVI Alliance today committed US $19.6 million between 2012 and 2016 to help nine countries deliver a second dose of measles vaccine for... |
Momentum Continues to Build for Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves On First Year AnniversarySeptember 23, 2011 Discussion during the closing plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) yesterday highlighted the Global Alliance for Clean... |
Social Good Summit Wraps Up with Commitments to Social Change through Social MediaSeptember 22, 2011 As the Social Good Summit, held this week in New York alongside the United Nations General Assembly, wraps up today, in-person and online... |
Sustainable Energy for All a Priority for UN Secretary-General's Second TermSeptember 21, 2011 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today laid out priorities that will guide his second 5-year term, naming among them extending... |
Dow Corning Commits $5 Million to Global Alliance for Clean CookstovesSeptember 21, 2011 The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves announced today that Dow Corning has committed $5 million to its efforts to prevent unnecessary death,... |
Shot@Life Highlights the Power of Social Media to Ignite a Conversation on Global VaccinesSeptember 21, 2011 The United Nations Foundation’s recently unveiled campaign, Shot@Life, will be featured at the... |
The UN Foundation Unveils Shot@Life CampaignSeptember 19, 2011 The United Nations Foundation today revealed Shot@Life, a new campaign to expand access to lifesaving vaccines for children in developing... |
ABC News and the UN Foundation to launch the "Million Moms Challenge"September 19, 2011 Today ABC News and the UN Foundation will launch an initiative engaging millions of Americans to support millions of moms across the globe... |
Think Global, Act Mobile: New App Puts Global Change in Your HandsSeptember 15, 2011 UN Foundation Launches Mobile Application to Make it Easy to Support the UN through the Power of Mobile... |
An Online Invitation to Create a Peaceful, Healthy Tomorrow: UN Foundation Launches New UNFoundation.orgSeptember 14, 2011 The United Nations Foundation today relaunched www.unfoundation.org as an enhanced online hub, providing instant access to UN... |
Award-Winning Chef Jose Andres Joins Global Alliance for Clean CookstovesSeptember 13, 2011 The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves announced today that Chef José Andrés will serve as Culinary Ambassador, helping to raise... |
UN Foundation Announces Executive Director and Director for New Campaign to Advocate for the Value of Global Vaccines in Saving LivesSeptember 13, 2011 The UN Foundation today announced that Peg Willingham will serve as the new Executive Director of the global vaccines campaign that will preview... |
Innovating to Improve Women and Children's HealthSeptember 12, 2011 For less than $100, poor, pregnant women in India can now give birth in a private hospital focusing on low-income families, with comparable... |
UN Foundation Announces Fellows for 2011 Press FellowshipSeptember 8, 2011 The United Nations Foundation announced today the names of press fellows who will participate in the 2011 United Nations Foundation Press... |
UN Foundation and 4INFO Launch Mobile Action CampaignAugust 31, 2011 The United Nations Foundation today announced the launch of a new mobile campaign, the first of its kind for the organization. Made possible by... |
UN Foundation Offers Condolences, Support to UN ColleaguesAugust 26, 2011 United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth released the following statement today on the news that UN offices in Abuja, Nigeria had... |
Mandy Moore Calls for Nets from West AfricaAugust 11, 2011 This week, actress, singer and humanitarian Mandy Moore arrived in Cameroon to raise awareness for the nation’s first-ever countrywide... |
The Measles Initiative Vaccinates One Billion Children in First DecadeAugust 4, 2011 The Measles Initiative today announced it has helped vaccinate one billion children in more than 60 developing countries since 2001, making... |
