Each year the United Nations General Assembly marks an opportunity for global leaders to gather in New York to address and take action against some of the world’s most pressing issues. But for those not attending the conference, it can be difficult to find a meaningful way to participate in U.N. week and offer ideas from our own communities. This is why I’m excited for the foundation to be participating in the Social Good Summit, […]

Talking about how to use social media for social good is one of our favorite conversations at the UN Foundation.  At the upcoming 2012 Social Good Summit, we’ll be taking this conversation global – discussing how to use technology and social media for change with leaders, innovators, activists, technology experts and others around the world! But we just couldn’t wait until Saturday to get the conversation started, so we hosted a call with our partners

UNA-USA and the U.S. Department of State are giving one U.S. student the chance of a lifetime; a chance to see the United Nations in action, in person, during the UN General Assembly and other high-profile UN events. Brooke Loughrin, a student at Boston College and originally from the Seattle area, was named the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer at the UN; she will report on her experiences to peers and the entire world in the

Sophie Blackall, a renowned illustrator – check out her recent artwork in the NYC Subway – recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (checkout her travel journal), where she got a first-hand view of children’s health with the Measles and Rubella Initiative. The week, she launched a new exhibit of her sketches from her travels, where she met and was moved by families and communities devastated by measles. The posters were designed by

Mobile phones, social media and other technologies are changing the way humans connect to each other; they’re also changing how we support one another.  Today, the United Nations Foundation is launching the Global Good Challenge – an innovative digital initiative that asks people to “donate their voices” by taking action and engaging their online networks to help solve some of the world’s most pressing problems, from malaria to child marriage to child mortality. And did

Sometimes you don’t have to eavesdrop to hear what’s going on in conversations around you.  In fact, sometimes you are invited in.  This took place both online and offline today during Social Good Summit Day 2, and I am grateful I got the chance to hear, and engage, in some great exchanges. Here are a few of the gems I heard, overheard, and helped expand during conversations today: *   A tool by any other name… 

As recent events unfolded in the Middle East and across the globe, it gave me pause to think about the thousands of citizens who serve our country in the Foreign Service at home and abroad. These individuals play a vital role in the diplomacy efforts of the United States, yet their contributions go largely unnoticed and unrecognized…unless something extraordinary, or in this month’s instance tragic, happens. The loss of American life is always a reminder