Publications
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.
RESOURCES
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Religion and America's Role in the World
Issue Area: US-UN Relations
Issue Area: Women & Population
The UN Foundation and Religion & Ethics News Weekly Public supported public opinion research that examined the role that religion plays in shaping people’s views about America’s role in the world and foreign policy priorities. The report explores how religion impacts Americans’ views on whether the U.S. should take an interventionist or isolationist posture on such key issues as the war on terrorism, humanitarian disaster relief and women’s rights around the world.
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mHealth for Development
Issue Area: Technology
The most recent publication in our series—mHealth for Development: Mobile Communications for Health—outlines the opportunity presented by the burgeoning field of mobile health (mHealth). The publication examines the rapid adoption of mobile technologies by developing countries to improve health data collection - ultimately precipitating improvements in general health and patient care in some of the most remote and resource-poor regions of the world.
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Sustainable Bioenergy Development in UEMOA Member Countries
Issue Area: Climate & Energy
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and The Hub for Rural Development in West and Central Africa.
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Mobile Phone Banking & Low-Income Customers
Issue Area: Technology
The UN Foundation-Vodafone Foundation Partnership collaborated with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and South Africa’s Finmark Trust to examine the role of mobile phones in delivering banking services to the poor. The study aims to improve the ability of governments, NGOs, and service providers to give poor people access to banking and other financial services needed to relieve poverty, raise standards of living and create economic development.
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Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO mobile use
Issue Area: Technology
A survey pulling together 560 non-governmental organization (NGO) workers that was designed to demonstrate how NGOs are using wireless technology to help reach various social, civil, economic, and political goals.
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10 Years of making a difference
Issue Area: Children’s Health
Issue Area: Climate & Energy
Issue Area: Sustainable Development
Issue Area: Technology
Issue Area: US-UN Relations
Issue Area: Women & Population
10 year report on how the role of the UN Foundation has changed and developed.
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Building Global Alliances in the Fight Against Terrorism
Issue Area: US-UN Relations
Alistair Millar and Eric Rosand
Alistair Millar and Eric Rosand of the Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation show how the U.S. benefits when it cooperates and works with partners in the international fight against terrorism.
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New Agenda for Girls' and Women's Health and Rights
Issue Area: US-UN Relations
Issue Area: Women & Population
Adrienne Germain
Germain, President of the International Women's Health Coalition, writes that a concrete agenda for women's and young people's health and human rights can foster a global coalition for a more secure, healthy, and prosperous world.
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U.S. Global Leadership to Safeguard our Climate, Security, and Economy
Issue Area: US-UN Relations
Nigel Purvis
Purvis, President of Climate Advisors, illustrates how climate change impacts critical U.S. international affairs and security interests, and why international cooperation is key.
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10 ACTIONS: How Girls Today Can End Poverty Tomorrow
Issue Area: Women & Population
A 10-point guide suggesting how advocates can end poverty for adolescent girls now.
