Publications & Speeches
To meet this millennium’s tough global challenges we must be armed with good ideas. As such, the UN Foundation frequently enlists both internal experts and external thought leaders to produce publications that better illuminate the challenges we face and present fresh ideas for meeting those challenges. Our publications, ranging from the seminal Sigma-Xi report on climate change to our survey of the use of mobile technology among NGOs, can be found below.
PUBLICATIONS & SPEECHES
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Poverty: Combating the Global CrisisPromoting international economic growth and improving people's quality of life have long stood as pillars of American foreign policy. Unfortunately, nearly half of the world's population does not share the benefits of growing global prosperity as... |
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United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Applauds the Achievements of the Global Fund on its Tenth AnniversaryUnited Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth issued the following statement on the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. |
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Polio Eradication Within Reach as India Takes Giant Step ForwardThis week the world celebrates a major milestone in the global fight against polio. On January 13, India will mark one year in which no child was paralyzed by polio -- for the first time in history. Two years ago India had more polio cases than... |
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Mobilizing DevelopmentMobilizing Development, the final report in the UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership's Access to Communications publication series, examines the partnership that bridged the United Nations, the world's largest humanitarian... |
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Natural gas industry should welcome oversight"Gasland" didn't win an Oscar, but the controversy over the production practices of the natural gas industry, the focus of that documentary, rages on. |
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Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian EmergenciesDisaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and... |
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Scaling Up Low-Carbon Infrastructure Investments in Developing CountriesThe Critical Mass Initiative was created in early 2010 to catalyze private investment for low-carbon infrastructure in developing countries. This initiative convened a community of institutional investors, asset managers, development banks, donor... |
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Celebrate, Innovate and Sustain: Toward 2015 and Beyond - The United States' Strategy for Meeting the UN Millennium Development GoalsObama Administration officials unveiled the U.S. Government's strategy for advancing the Millennium Development Goals on July 30, 2010, with an emphasis on innovative and sustainable approaches to the world's most urgent challenges, during a... |
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Timothy E. Wirth's Remarks at the Energy Efficiency ForumIn a June 16 speech to United States Energy Association/Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Forum, United Nations Foundation President Tim Wirth emphasized five crucial components that should form the cornerstones of a new energy policy for the... |
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Girls Speak: A New Voice in Global DevelopmentGirls Speak: A New Voice in Global Development shows that girls' insights in development increase impact and effectiveness. These five actions will help make the unheard heard. |
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