Mobile Technology Helping Drive Social Change
New report showcases innovative uses of technology in the field
4.29.08

UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Statement on UNIFEM’s “Say NO to Violence against Women” Campaign
4.22.08

UN Foundation Launches Global Partnership to Help End Malaria Deaths
4.01.08

Massive Measles Vaccination Campaign Wraps Up in Pakistan
3.17.08 |

The UN Foundation’s The People Speak Campaign Launches Second Part of Its Global Debates Series
| 2.28.08

Global Partners for Emergency Communications
The Vodafone Group Foundation and UN Foundation Technology Partnership joins World Food Programme to improve communications during humanitarian crises
| 2.13.08

Challenge Grant to End Violence against Women - UN Foundation to donate $1 for every signature to UNIFEM online campaign
1.22.08

Nothing But Nets Delivers 180,000 Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets to Children and Their Families in Gabon
12.03.07

World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Triples Membership After Only Two Years
36 travel industry leaders join Expedia and UN Foundation in international effort to promote sustainable tourism around World Heritage sites
11.28.07

UN Foundation Commends Rotary International For Their Leadership
in the Global Fight to Eradicate Polio

11.26.2007

New Opinion Research Shows American Voters Reject “Going It Alone” and Embrace International Cooperation
11.13.07

"Best Week Ever" For Nothing But Nets
VH1 Produces and Premieres PSA with a Little Help from VH1's Hit Series.
11.5.07

World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Announces Partnership to Protect Jordan’s World Heritage Sites
10.31.07

TerreStar Global Ltd. Supports Emergency Telecommunications Missions Agreement with the United Nations Foundation funds humanitarian NGO Télécoms Sans Frontières
10.25.07

Kofi Annan Joins the Board of the United Nations Foundation
10.24.07

Government of Madagascar and Coalition of Global Partners Launch Measles and Malaria Prevention Campaign
10.22.07

Health Campaign to Protect Indonesian Children Successfully Completed More than 31 million children received measles vaccinations
10.19.07

Nothing But Nets Helps Deliver 200,000 Anti-Malaria Nets to Children in The Republic of Congo
10.15.07

Tamara Kreinin Joins UN Foundation as Executive Director, Women and Population
10.10.07

Sustainable technology empowers healthcare delivery in Africa
“Palm” pilot programs in Kenya and Zambia demonstrate that open source mobile software increases countries’ capacity to manage public health
10.10.07

"A Way Forward" premieres at the UN
National Geographic-UN Foundation short film opens the UN special session on climate change
9.25.07

Leading Bloggers Go Live At the UN
Millions to Learn about UN and Climate Change Online
9.24.2007

The UN Foundation issues urgent appeal for Funds to support Hurricane Dean recovery effort in Mexico
The UN Foundation and Friends of World Heritage
9.07.07

40,000 Life-Saving Anti-Malaria Nets Sent to Refugee Camps in Eastern Chad
Nothing But Nets
8.27.07

Télécoms Sans Frontières Responds to Massive Earthquake in Peru
8.17.07

UN Foundation Issues Urgent Appeal for Funds to Send 40,000 Anti-Malaria Nets to Chad-Sudan Border
Nothing But Nets
July 16, 2007

New Phase of Largest-Ever Measles Vaccination Campaign Begins in Pakistan
June 29, 2007

Statement by Timothy E. Wirth on the Senate Actions to Increase Funding for UN Peacekeeping
Better World Campaign
June 28, 2007

Statement by Timothy E. Wirth, President of the Better World Fund on House Vote to Increase Funding for Peacekeeping
Better World Campaign
June 22, 2007

Americans to Congress: “Pay Our Peacekeeping Dues”
PriceOfPeace.org Petition Calls for the U.S. to Honor Its U.N. Commitments; Collects Over 32,000 Signatures from 50 States, Support from 34 NGOs
June 19, 2007

Yuan Ming Joins Board of United Nations Foundation
June 18, 2007

WNBA kicks off partnership with Nothing But Nets
Nothing But Nets
June 15, 2007

Wirth: “Great Nations Pay Their Bills”
Citing support from 30,000 petition signers, UN Foundation President calls UN peacekeeping a bargain and opportunity
June 13, 2007

Live from the UN – America’s Top Radio Talk Show Hosts
Officials from throughout the UN interviewed and heard by millions
June 7, 2007

Media Advisory: Washington, DC Community Leaders Come Together to
Fight Malaria – June 14 -19
Nothing But Nets
June 7, 2007

Statement to the G8+5 by Ricardo Lagos and Timothy E. Wirth
Co-Chairs of Global Leadership on Climate Action
June 1, 2007

Statement by Timothy E. Wirth, President of the UN Foundation, on the Announcement of the Equator Prize Winners
May 24, 2007

U.S. Radio Talk Show Hosts Broadcast Live from the UN
May 24, 2007

The Power of Partnerships and the Fight to Reduce Measles Mortality
Statement by Andrew Dunnett, Director of the Vodafone Group Foundation on the Occasion of the World Health Assembly Measles Initiative Reception
May 18, 2007

Campaign Calls on Students to Create a Buzz About Malaria
Nothing But Nets | The People Speak
May 1, 2007

U.S. Risks $1 Billion in Debt to UN Peacekeeping
“Price of Peace” e-campaign calls for U.S. to pay UN peacekeeping dues
Better World Campaign
May 1, 2007

Grassroots Campaign Kicks Off Effort to Send More Nets and Save More Lives
Nothing But Nets Celebrates first-ever National Malaria Awareness Day in Miami
American Idol’s “Idol Gives Back” Features Campaign on Two-Night Television Special
April 25, 2007

Combating Impact of Climate Change Depends on Global Policymakers
Statement of Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation on the release of the IPCC Working Group II report.
April 6, 2007

Senate Confirms Zalmay Khalilzad as Ambassador to the United Nations Statement by Ted Turner, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Nations Foundation
March 30, 2007

World Food Programme Trains Experts for Global Disaster Response
March 30, 2007

Expedia, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation Implement New Sustainable Tourism Programs in Mexico
March 27, 2007

Investors Managing $4 Trillion Call on Congress to Tackle Global Climate Change
March 19, 2007

Statement by Timothy E. Wirth, President of the Better World Fund on Senate Hearing of Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
March 16, 2007

“Idol Gives Back” Two-Night Special to Benefit Children and Young People in Need in America and Africa
Nothing But Nets
March 8, 2007

International Women’s Day Marks Effort to End Violence Against Women and Girls
March 8, 2007

Diverse Interests Unite to Unveil Action Plan for Reaching a 25x’25 Energy Future
February 28, 2007

Science Panel Outlines Roadmap for Reducing Risks from Climate Change
February 27, 2007

Worldwide Drive against Measles Receives Financial “Shot in the Arm”
February 26, 2007

Oscar Goes Green
TPS supporters across the country host parties in support of Inconvenient Truth
February 23, 2007

NBA All-Star Participants to Donate Life-Saving Anti-Malaria Nets
February 16, 2007

Mozambique: Serious floods affect nearly 70.000 people. A crew from Télécoms Sans Frontières on site
February 15, 2007

Golden Opportunity for U.S.-UN Relationship
UN Foundation and Better World Fund President Timothy E. Wirth Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee
Read Testimony
February 13, 2007

UN Foundation’s Leadership Challenges Energy Industry to Look for Opportunities in Alternative Energy Economy
February 7, 2007

UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Issues Statement on the President's Budget Request delivered to Congress
February 5, 2007

UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Issues Statement on the Major Global Warming Report Released Today
February 2, 2007

UN Foundation’s Reid Detchon, Executive Director of the Energy Future Coalition testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
February 1, 2007

Deadline for World Heritage Photo Contest Fast Approaching
Travelers’ photos from their last trip could be the ticket to their next
January 30, 2007

UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Issues Statement on Adoption of Resolution Condemning Denial of the Holocaust
January 26, 2007

UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Issues Statement on Resolution Condemning Deniers of Holocaust
January 24, 2007

Global Goal to Reduce Measles Deaths in Children Surpassed
Measles Deaths Fall By 60 Per Cent
January 18, 2007

Statement by Ted Turner, Chairman of the Board of Directors on Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s Appointment as Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations
January 5, 2007

Working Together to Fight Malaria in Africa
Nothing But Nets Campaign Announces New Commitments from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the NBA, and VH1
January 4, 2007

WFP Announces Partnership with Vodafone Group Foundation and UN Foundation
December 21, 2006

High-Level Task Force To Seek New Climate Change Framework
Club of Madrid Partners with UN Foundation
December 20, 2006

Nothing But Nets delivers first shipment of nets in Nigeria
December 5, 2006

The People Speak Hosts online discussion on U.S. – Muslim World Relations
November 15, 2006

World Heritage Alliance Celebrates One-Year Anniversary with Addition of New Members
November 15, 2006

Expedia Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary by Expanding Its Commitment
to the World Heritage Alliance
November 15, 2006

The United Nations Foundation Launches Campaign To Combat Malaria—A Leading Killer Of Children In Africa
November 14, 2006

Boom in Mobile Phones Offers New Banking Opportunities for the Poor: South Africa Study
November 8, 2006

Reality casts light on vital U.N. purpose Needs met, peace kept globally
By Ted Turner
October 23, 2006

Expedia Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary by Expanding Its Commitment
to the World Heritage Alliance
October 23, 2006

UN Foundation Welcomes the Republic of Korea’s Ban Ki-moon as the UN’s Next Secretary-General
October 13, 2006

“Sustainable Bioenergy – Challenges & Opportunities” Conference Opens in Bonn
October 12, 2006

Ted Turner’s United Nations Foundation delivers $1 billion to UN causes Foundation makes new commitment to leverage another $1 billion
October 10, 2006

The Vodafone Group Foundation and UN Foundation Announce Rapid Response Communications Program
October 4, 2006

Turner to WTO: trade talks must continue
September 25, 2006

Her Majesty Queen Rania Joins Board of United Nations Foundation
September 13, 2006

Health Campaign Launched To Protect Indonesian Children
August 28, 2006

How Sweet is That? Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly Thanks Readers for Raising Over
$1.2 Million to Combat Malaria
August 21, 2006

Democratic Republic of Congo: TSF deployed within the framework of the partnership with UNICEF and OCHA
Information bulletin
August 18, 2006

Bringing Hope to Angolan Children: Mass Health Campaign Begins To Help 3.5 Million
July 12, 2006

UN Foundation Commends Member States For Agreeing On Important Reforms
July 7, 2006

Expedia, Inc. and United Nations Foundation Promote Sustainable Tourism in the Yucatán Peninsula Through New Innovative Programs
June 26, 2006

Global Coalition on Women and AIDS Announces 2006 Empower Women: Fight AIDS U.S. Tour to Promote Solutions that Work for Women and Girls in the Fight Against AIDS.
June 8, 2006

U.S. Radio Talk Show Hosts Broadcast Live from the UN
June 6, 2006

UN to Release New List of ‘10 Stories the WOrld SHould Hear More About’
May 15, 2006

My Wonderful World Campaign Launches
to Help Boost Kids’ Global IQ
May 2, 2006

UN Foundation Malaria Prevention Program Featured In Sports
Illustrated Column: “Nothing But Nets”
Sports Illustrated Columnist and UN Foundation Join Together To Fight Malaria in Africa; Raise Over $160,000 in only three days and counting

April 6, 2006
UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Issues Statement on the U.S. Decision Not to Seek Election to the New Human Rights Council

March 28, 2006
Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism Forges Unique Partnership with Expedia and United Nations Foundation to Protect World Heritage Sites

March 10, 2006
UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth Statement on New Human Rights Council

March 9, 2006
UN Launches Central Emergency Response Fund, Marking Another Milestone in the UN Reform Process

February 22, 2006
Bangladesh Launches Largest Ever Measles Vaccination Campaign
After Major Success In Africa, Measles Initiative Expands Support To Asia Where Measles Burden Remains High

January 27, 2006
United Nations Honors Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 19, 2006
What Will Life on Earth Be Like in 2050?
Scientists Look Ahead Five Decades in State-of-the-Planet Report,
Explore Ways to Solve Earth’s Problems

December 19, 2005
UN Foundation Board of Directors Visits Pakistan

December 9, 2005
United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Visits India

December 1, 2005
Domini Global Giving and UN Foundation Establish Fund to Match Contributions to Children’s Health and Environmental Preservation


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