We’re at the end of another busy and exciting week here at the United Nations Foundation. To get you up to speed on the latest happenings, here is this week’s installment of In Case You Missed It, a round-up of news on the UN Foundation and the issues we care about. Asked and Answered: The Million Moms Challenge interviews Radha Muthiah, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, about the need for clean […]
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From September 22-24, the third annual Social Good Summit will unite global leaders as they share how to use the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve the greatest challenges facing the world today. This September, we want you to help us make history and join the conversation with leaders and citizens from around the globe. On September 24, we invite people all over the world to connect through local meetups, where they will
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Afghanistan, Bhutan and Colombia. And that’s just the start of the list… It’s not every day that you can put something on your calendar that says you have a meeting with someone in Afghanistan, Bhutan and Colombia. But that is what’s happening this year as part of the Social Good Summit. As I’m sure you’ve read about from our friends at Mashable, this year’s Social Good Summit will be one of the biggest global moments
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U.S. engagement with the United Nations has just taken a giant step forward. This fall, the U.S. Department of State’s Mission to the United Nations has taken historic action, reaching out to young people across the U.S. and connecting them to the UN General Assembly. This is the first time the voice of youth will be actively engaged with our official delegation at the UN’s General Assembly in a U.S. Youth Observer position. (Before we
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This Note is inspired by Shot@Life, United Nations Foundation movement to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines in developing countries. For every comment left on this post, $20 will be donated to help save a child in need. 31 bloggers, one on each day in August, are writing about people from our communities who inspire us. Today, I’m honored to take my turn with the baton to help. $20 is what it costs to
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Busy enjoying summer? Looking for a quick read of what’s happening at the United Nations Foundation? We’re here to help. Welcome to this week’s installment of In Case You Missed It, a round-up of news on the UN Foundation and the issues we care about. Mobile Phones for Maternal Health: Mobile phones are helping community health care workers in Rwanda monitor the health of pregnant women and improve health care in local communities. Clean Cookstoves
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What do you do on the morning of the day you’re going to meet several of your lifelong heroes? Eat breakfast? Brush your teeth twice? Jump up and down in a mix of excitement and nerves? On June 19th, I did all three. While the Rio+Social hashtag was becoming a global trend on Twitter, I spent my day backstage for a little on camera one-on-one time with over thirty of the day’s remarkable speakers –
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A United Nations Foundation delegation recently visited communities across Tanzania, from the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the shores of Zanzibar, on an observation trip to see how faith communities and governments can work together to stop the spread of malaria. In Tanzania, the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI)–supported by the UN Foundation—is a partnership of Lutheran World Relief and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to mobilize U.S. Lutherans in the fight against malaria. LMI helps train
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Since 2010, I have had the privilege of helping organize the Social Good Summit, meeting amazing speakers from all around the world, and working with our incredible partners to make UN Week accessible to everyone.When you work at an event, you don’t always get to see it like someone in the audience does. What I see is a rush of people coming through the doors, a bustling green room full of anxious and excited panelists,
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