Profile: United Nations Foundation
Year Founded
1998
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Non-profit
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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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Washington, DC 20036
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MTV Exiled: Carbon Offsets
UN Foundation is carbon neutral. We offset the carbon we emit from staff travel, heating, cooling, and electricity consumption. We offset that carbon by plan...
By United Nations Foundation on november 04, 2008
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Maldives Fights Climate Change
Climate change is a serious threat to low lying islands like Maldives whose landmass is close to sea level. The projected rise in sea level over the next century due to climate change is commonly agreed to be about one meter. The highest point on this island nation is one meter. Learn more about the existential threat of climate change on this island and learn more about how the country is pressing for global action on climate change.
By United Nations Foundation on october 06, 2008
Views 41
Tags  climate change   UN   Maldive
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Traveling Responsibly Off the Beaten Path
Exiled shows how travel can be tough, but rewarding. In this video, traveler Megan Lantz-Oh describes her experience doing volunteer work in Vietnam. Her story shows the value of giving back to local communities and how travel can be a life-changing experience. You can find out more about voluntourism and traveling responsibility online at www.friendsofworldheritage.org
By United Nations Foundation on september 29, 2008
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Female Peacekeepers in Liberia
The Better World Campaign's Kenneth Bledsoe talks about how the first all-female peacekeeping force positively impacted gender relations in Liberia.
By United Nations Foundation on september 11, 2008
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Combating Climate Change
Jana Gastellum of the UN Foundation Energy & Climate Change program discusses the role the UN plays in addressing climate change and what simple steps you can take to lower your carbon footprint.
By United Nations Foundation on september 04, 2008
Views 15
Tags  climate change   climate   UN
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Students advocate for access to water
UN Foundation Campus Director Kaitlin Barry talks about the power of young people to take on water rights issues. Get inspired by stories about students in Chile, Mongolia and South Africa as they raise money and awareness about water conservation and access to water.
By United Nations Foundation on september 04, 2008
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Tags  climate   Mongolia   water   studen
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UN Foundation and Nothing But Nets deliver bed nets to Thai-Burmese refugees
Nothing But Net's Director Elizabeth McKee Gore diaries her trip to a refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border to deliver bed nets to a population vulnerable to malaria.
By United Nations Foundation on august 26, 2008
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Investing in Girls' Education
The UN Foundation's Tieneke van Lonkhuyzen discusses the importance of girls' education in developing countries and how you can help.
By United Nations Foundation on august 14, 2008
Views 108
Tags  girls   education   UN   kenya   UN Foundation   Exiled
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