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Today’s speech by Melinda Gates at TedXChange is a bold and timely call-to-action on family planning. As Melinda rightly points out, there is no controversy about building better lives for our children. The time to act is now — the investments we make today will greatly impact the future we leave our children. By empowering women with the tools they need to make decisions about their health and their families, we invest in a better […]

As part of the itinerary in India last week, United Nations Foundation Board members participated in a televised conversation with one of the country’s leading journalists, NDTV’s Barkha Dutt.  She interviewed UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner, Foundation President Senator Timothy E. Wirth, and Co-chairman of Infosys Technologies Kris Gopakakrishnan on issues ranging from the evolution of philanthropy, the role of the United Nations, and how partnerships and innovation are powering a more sustainable

On April 22, more than one billion people in 192 countries will come together on Earth Day to Mobilize the Earth™ and call for a sustainable future. From Rome to Rio, London to New Orleans, Beirut to Muscat, Kolkata to Jakarta, Beijing to Melbourne, communities everywhere will voice their concerns for the planet and demand change. Earth Day 2012, which occurs a short eight weeks before Rio+20, will provide an international platform to mobilize support

Malaria pervades every community in my homeland, South Sudan. I was in my village, Ayiet, last summer and brought three months’ worth of anti-malarial pills from the United States for my own protection. One morning, my six-year-old brother, Matiok, woke up with a high fever. He was sweating, vomiting, and shaking — the telltale symptoms of malaria that I myself had experienced in a refugee camp in northern Sudan a decade earlier. I gave him

“A guest post from the Earth Day Network outlining ways that people are getting involved to promote a clean, sustainable future for us all.  Check out what Earth Day Network is doing this Earth Day and check back for more posts this week about how our partners are promoting a clean energy future and how you can get involved.”  Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the

Last Friday, the Center for Global Development hosted a robust and informative discussion on U.S. leadership in the context of Sustainable Energy for All, an initiative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Setting up the need for engaged American leadership on issues related to of climate change and energy, United Nations Foundation President, Timothy E. Wirth, made a compelling case for energy to remain part of the global development agenda for years to come. “How

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has joined forces with the United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon to call us to attention this World Malaria Day. Why? Because Malaria still kills a child every minute. Every minute of every day. In areas like South Sudan, where refugees are fleeing violence, the people are weakened from malnutrition and other illnesses. It makes it that much harder to survive when malaria hits, especially for kids under 5 who are