UN – United Nations

Melinda Gates believed in the power of daughters to change the world. Rebecca Soni reminded us to never give up on our dreams. Milly Businge exposed us to the realities of child marriage’s impact on girls. These women, and the other bloggers contributing to the first leg of the Global Mom Relay, have made this first leg of relay so powerful. As Girl Up gets ready to pass the Global Mom baton, we’re so thankful to each of you […]

The High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda is currently holding its fourth meeting in Bali on the topic of global partnerships. Importantly, this meeting is building off of the Panel’s recent sessions in London and Monrovia, which focused on household poverty and the national building blocks required for development, and is delving into how the new agenda will be implemented. The UN Foundation has a 15 year history of building partnerships in support of

Try to imagine today’s world without the UN in it.  Ted Turner can’t.  And the reason is that he doesn’t believe modern civilization as we know it would still exist in the UN’s absence. Seven years ago, I began a series of intense, ongoing conversations with Turner and a number of his problem-solving friends about what makes this enigmatic American “eco-capitalist-humanitarian” tick. My new book, “Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet,”

The UN Foundation believes that the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by world leaders in 2000, have been important to help drive progress on some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including extreme poverty, education, health and the environment. That’s why we’re joining Momentum1000! On April 5, organizations from all parts of the international development community will launch a global 1,000-minute social media rally to raise awareness and inspire action around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),

The international development community came together in a big way on Friday to support the work of the United Nations as it marked the 1,000-day milestone leading to the target date to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals embraced by governments and the UN to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems. More than 80 organizations participated in Momentum1000, a 1,000-minute digital rally to highlight the progress that has been made in lifting