UN – United Nations

NY Fashion Week was transformed this week. There was still high fashion, a runway and even a stylist and a make-up team. But at Strut – The Fashionable Mom Show, there were also moms from all walks of life who do extraordinary things. My role in the fashion show was to showcase much more than evening wear – I was showcasing Shot@Life. In a room full of of mission-driven moms, I couldn’t think of a […]

Did you know that 1.3 billion people – one in five globally – have no access to electricity? Some 95% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia. The world’s poorest are already paying the most as a proportion of their household income for inadequate, dangerous and unhealthy sources of energy. Annual global expenditures for dim, dirty and dangerous kerosene-based lighting amounts to $37 billion, but how can we quantify the human costs –

This year, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, the UN Foundation has joined a host of great partners who are helping to launch a new movement called #GivingTuesday – a day to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the Holiday Season. People everywhere including retailers, charities, online organizations, community centers, individuals, families and more will come together with one common purpose — to help others and to celebrate the great American spirit

As it currently stands the mHealth (mobile phones for health) field is fairly fragmented.  The term “thousand flowers bloom” is a commonly coined phrase at this point.  This is a far leap from where we were not too long ago–Where conference goers and thought leaders in the mHealth community were advocating on the power of mobile technology as a global health solution.  Since then, mHealth projects have cropped-up by the thousands, proving in several ways,

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

Yesterday’s kick-off of the Social Good Summit was a buffet of great ideas and inspiration. The people on the stage were incredible, but what happened inside and outside the room made it remarkable. A friend of mine remarked, “This place is like a power-list of people who believe in progress.” Agreed. While the overall theme of the Summit is to find ways to connect technology, social media and innovation for social good, there were some