UN – United Nations

As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Eric Husketh, who grew up in rural North Carolina and now works as a human rights officer for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), including on issues justice and accountability in the aftermath of ISIL’ defeat in Mosul. Husketh has worked for the UN over seven years, working on tribunals […]

The United States is an essential partner of the UN, including the many Americans who work for the UN, helping build a better future for Americans and people around the world. As part of our “Americans in the UN” project, we talked to Amy Auguston, who grew up in Long Island, New York and now serves a Communications Specialist for UN World Food Programme (WFP), based in its Rome headquarters. In addition to WFP, she

As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Nancy Groves, the head of social media for the UN’s Department of Public Information. Groves was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and is based at UN Headquarters in New York, New York. From your experience, what is an example of how the UN has made

As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Catherine Bauman from Danville, Virginia, who works as a Child Protection Specialist with UNICEF. Bauman has been working in East Africa for over five years, in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. What is your message to Americans about the importance of the UN? Catherine Bauman: The United Nations delivers

As part of our “Americans in the UN” project to share the stories of Americans who work for the United Nations, we talked to Chris Boian, who was born on the Fort Sill Army Base in Oklahoma and grew up outside of Denver, Colorado. He serves as a spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Washington, D.C. Boian joined UNHCR after working in journalism for approximately 30 years, mostly overseas covering international news including

The United States is an essential partner of the UN, including the many Americans who work for the UN, helping build a better future for Americans and people around the world. As part of our “Americans in the UN” project, we talked to Tina Hinh, who serves as an Assistant Resettlement Officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Hinh’s family fled Vietnam in 1978 to a refugee camp in Palau Bidong, Malaysia, where Hinh was

By Rachel Dekker, Community Investment & Partnerships, Teck and Meg French, Chief Program Officer, UNICEF Canada Rag pickers from the slums of Jaunpur’s urban areas live in some of the most underserved communities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Poor sanitary conditions and limited access to basic health services make children living in these areas prone to repeated bouts of diarrhea. Diarrheal disease, which causes dehydration and contributes to malnutrition, can have long term

  We are living in an era of ever-shifting complex challenges – from deep societal divisions to significant threats to peace and security to strains due to inequality and the effects of climate change across the globe, to name but a few.  That is why it’s essential that all of us –governments, people, corporations, and civil society groups – deepen understanding of what brings us together and how we can collectively advance peace, stability, and

Mexico City has historically served as a haven for innovators and changemakers. Keeping in line with this tradition, a recent Dell Policy Hack was presented by Dell EMC and the UN Foundation to convene nearly 50 of the region’s thought leaders and develop policy-based solutions inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals. Participating entrepreneurs, government officials, business leaders, and civil society professionals were divided into five teams. Each group was then given 60 minutes to address