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Lighting the Future for Haiti's Women

In the long list of challenges facing Haiti, going to the restroom shouldn’t be one of them. Yet, in Haiti’s sprawling tent cities,...

Korean Nuns Pledge to Raise $1 Million for UN Girls' Education and Empowerment Programs

A group of nuns are proof that support to tackle global problems transcends boundaries, religions, and generations. An interfaith association of...

Solar Lights Bring Hope to Haiti

Almost a year after the earthquake that rattled Haiti on January 12, 2010, the UN Foundation continues to support the United Nations in its...

Haiti Resilience Put to the Test

From Robert Skinner, Associate Director of the UN Foundation’s New York Office.

The first thing one notices when arriving...

Free Calls & Connections for Victims of Thailand Floods

In early November 2010, heavy rainfall in Southern Thailand caused devastating flooding across the region. Thailand’s Prime Minister,...

UN Foundation Board Travels to Africa to Witness the Impact of Vaccines to Save Children from Disease

Our Board of Directors traveled to Ghana and Nigeria in October 2010 to see firsthand the impact of vaccines to prevent childhood diseases and...

Joining Forces: Historic Alliance Builds Largest Network of American UN Supporters

On November 18, 2010, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) announced that they are joining...

mHealth Alliance Summit 2010: Mobile Phones Boost Global Health Care

From November 8-10, 2010, more than 2,500 participants from nearly 50 countries came together in Washington, D.C. for the 2010 mHealth Summit to...

Uniting Girls Across the Country and Around the World

In the fall of 2010, the United Nations Foundation launched Girl Up — a “for girls, by girls” campaign aimed at igniting a...

A New Class of Global Advocates

In every corner of the world, all the way from Philadelphia, PA to The Hague, Model UNs are forging the path for a new class of global...