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

		Poverty: Combating the Global Crisis Promoting 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... More >
		“The Girl Revolution: Why it Matters to Us All” Kathy Calvin, United Nations Foundation President & CEO Girl power is one of global development’s most potent weapons against poverty. A healthy, educated, empowered adolescent girl has the unique potential to break the cycle of poverty for herself, her family, and her country. We call this the “girl... More >
		Managing our Environment for sustainability It is a great pleasure to address this important event, which brings together the worlds of finance and philanthropy – along with my colleague from the Board of the United Nations Foundation, Muhammad Yunus. More >
		Global Reach, Global Connections, Global Change 2011-2012 The United Nations Foundation is driven by the belief that a better world is within reach – and that everyone has a role to play in helping the United Nations make this vision possible. We build public-private partnerships to address the world’s... More >
		United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Applauds the Achievements of the Global Fund on its Tenth Anniversary United 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. More >
		Mobilizing Development Mobilizing 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... More >
		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. More >
		Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies Disaster 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... More >
		Scaling Up Low-Carbon Infrastructure Investments in Developing Countries The 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... More >
		Celebrate, Innovate and Sustain: Toward 2015 and Beyond - The United States' Strategy for Meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals Obama 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... More >

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