UN – United Nations

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

Recently, some of America’s top entrepreneurs gathered at the United Nations Foundation to learn more about what we do and to help us inject innovation into our work helping the U.N. solve the world’s biggest problems like disease, poverty, climate change and gender discrimination. These innovators are part of the Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council (GEC) – a group of leaders dedicated to bringing new ideas and fresh thinking to our efforts. The members of 2013-2014