Profile: United Nations Foundation
Year Founded
1998
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Updated on: 11/13/2008 11:57
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Connecting people, ideas and resources with the United Nations to help decrease child mortality, advance a clean energy future, empower women and girls, improve disaster relief, protect World Heritage, and improve U.S. - UN relations.

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UN Foundation Campaigns
The Better World Campaign (BWC) works to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the United Nations through outreach, communications, and advocacy.
www.betterworldcampaign.org
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The Energy Future Coalition is a broad-based, nonpartisan alliance that seeks to bridge the differences among business, labor, and environmental groups and identify energy policy options with broad political support.
www.energyfuturecoalition.org
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The mission of Friends of World Heritage is to foster a constituency of World Heritage supporters and travelers to ensure the protection of World Heritage sites for today's travelers and future generations.
www.friendsofworldheritage.org
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The Measles Initiative is a long-term commitment and partnership among leaders in public health and supports the goal of reducing measles deaths globally by 90% by 2010 compared to 2000 estimates.
www.measlesinitiative.org
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Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.
www.nothingbutnets.net
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The People Speak (TPS) engages people of all ages and backgrounds in thoughtful discussions about the value of international cooperation for the United States and the world.
www.thepeoplespeak.org
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UN Dispatch is a blog providing commentary and coverage on UN issues.
www.undispatch.com
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UN Wire brings you the most timely, relevant news on the UN, international affairs, and the United Nations Foundation to your inbox every weekday.
www.unwire.org
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The World Heritage Alliance is a membership based organization that works to support World Heritage conservation, sustainable tourism, and local economic development for communities in and around World Heritage sites.
www.worldheritagealliance.org

UN Foundation Supported Campaigns
The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to ensure that no child will ever again know the crippling effects of polio. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is the largest public health initiative the world has ever known.
www.polioeradication.org

 
 
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Exiled: Erin In Mongolia
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Exiled: Sierra in Vanuatu
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Exiled: Marissa In India
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Exiled: Bjorn in Morocco
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EXILED: Chelsi in Norway
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EXILED: Amanda In Kenya
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Exiled: Ava in Thailand
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by  United Nations Foundation on september 11, 2008
 
   
 
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by  United Nations Foundation on september 04, 2008
 
   
 
UN Foundation and Not...
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Investing in Girls' Educ...
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by  United Nations Foundation on august 14, 2008