Support UN Causes
The United Nations was established to foster global peace, prosperity and justice. It has succeeded in its fundamental mission of preventing a third world war and improving global quality of life. And over the last 60 years, the UN's mission and membership have been broadened dramatically.
The UN is now asked to tackle the world’s most intractable problems - global scale challenges that transcend borders but directly or indirectly affect us all: health, the environment, human rights and justice, peace and security, population, hunger and peacekeeping. The UN has a proud record of accomplishment in helping address key global challenges.
In today's interconnected world, governments working through the United Nations can't do it alone. A worldwide partnership between the public and private sectors is needed involving individuals, non-governmental organizations, corporations and foundations to reach people to support UN causes.
As one example, beginning in January 2004, the Nike Foundation committed to work with the UN Foundation by committing nearly $5 million to support adolescent girls’ initiatives in developing countries. The resulting Coalition for Adolescent Girls is a partnership of the UN Foundation, Nike Foundation, and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). The Coalition began work in earnest in 2006, identifying four priority issues: 1) girls’ education, 2) child marriage, 3) girls and HIV/AIDS, and 4) increasing economic opportunities for girls. The UN Foundation provides the staff support and strategic direction for the Coalition, and the Nike Foundation provides communications expertise and financial resources.
To learn more about how you can use your creative ideas in support of UN causes, contact:
Lesli Creedon at lcreedon@unfoundation.org or (202) 887-9040.
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Submitted by axi at: January 21, 2010