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- Take part in our latest action (below)
ACTIONS
Thank our UN Peacekeepers
Action Area: US-UN Relations
Join us in thanking the 100,000 brave men and women from 118 countries serving as UN peacekeepers in 16 of the most volatile countries in the world, rebuilding societies wracked by violence, restoring confidence in people who have known little but war, and bringing peace to some of the tensest conflicts on earth.
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Thank someone special who invested in you
Action Area: Women & Population
Is there a special someone who invested in you so that you could make a difference? In celebration of International Women’s Day around the world and our commitment to investing in adolescent girls, send a special note of thanks.
Support UN Ambassador Rice
Action Area: US-UN Relations
Welcome our newest member to the team!
Set President Obama’s Agenda
Action Area: US-UN Relations
What’s should be the top priority for Day One of President-elect Obama? Have your say and vote now!
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Urge President Obama
Action Area: US-UN Relations
Fight Climate Change
Action Area: Climate & Energy
Show your commitment to fighting climate change by using your personal, collective, and institutional power to bring the pledge from paper to the real world.
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Test Your Knowledge: MDG Quiz
Action Area: US-UN Relations
The UN Millennium Development Goals are important steps toward progress - take our quiz and see how you do.
Connect in a crisis
Action Area: Technology
Take a tour of the places around the world where we use cutting-edge technology to respond in the midst of a disaster.
Hear how technology helps save lives
Action Area: Technology
Check out a podcast from a World Food Programme disaster deployment in Haiti.
Find out how to stop measles
Action Area: Children’s Health
Dr. Samuel Katz, one of the team of doctors that created the measles vaccine, gives us the facts.
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