By The Numbers
In 1998, Ted Turner envisioned the UN Foundation as a change agent. Ten years later, his vision has become a reality. Our track record demonstrates that we are catalysts for change - in philanthropy, on global issues and at the United Nations.
By the numbers, by area:
Children's Health
The Children's Health program works with the UN to help stengthen health systems and prevent childhood disease and mortality.
- Awarded more than 100 grants totaling $700 million.
- $200 million for polio eradication
- Helped immunize 500 million children
Women & Population
The Women & Population program works with the UN to promote gender equality and empower women and girls around the world.
- Awarded 180 grants totaling $140 million in support of empowering girls and women
- $50 million for HIV/AIDS prevention programs
Climate & Energy
Our Energy & Climate Change program works with the UN to help usher the world's transition toward a clean energy economy.
- Awarded 150 grants totaling $75 million and raised $20 million
- Developed, with Club of Madrid, a framework for new climate change agreements that guide current UN-led negotiations
Sustainable Development
Our World Heritage program works with the UN to conserve World Heritage sites and promote livelihoods for communities that depend on them.
- 75 grants totaling $100 million in support of World Heritage
- Recognized as the world's largest private supporter of World Heritage
- Worked at more than 50 World Heritage sites in over 30 countries
Technology
Our Technology Partnership works with the UN to harness mobile technology for pressing global development and humanitarian challenges.
- Invested $30 million with Vodafone Foundation to modernize health data collection worldwide.
- Supported over more than 25 deployments of emergency telecommunications in disaster-stricken countries, including Haiti, Indonesia, and DR Congo
- Developed WHO Health Data Systems program and expanded to more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
The United Nations
Through our sister organization, the Better World Campaign, we ensure that the UN stays strong, effective and fully funded.
- Advocated in Congress to ensure that the FY 2010 appropriations bill fully funded the regular UN budget and erased all debt the U.S. had been building to the UN over the last decade
- Assured full funding of UN peacekeeping missions and provided critical resources to fund UN programs
- Successfully called on the administration to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council to better protect people around the world.
