The UN Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist
Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities.
The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to
address the world’s most pressing problems, and also works to broaden
support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is
a public charity.
The UN Foundation strengthens and supports the UN and its causes through a
blend of advocacy, grantmaking, and partnerships. Wherever possible, we align
these core organizational assets behind the large-scale problems we address.
Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities.
The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to
address the world’s most pressing problems, and also works to broaden
support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is
a public charity.
The UN Foundation strengthens and supports the UN and its causes through a
blend of advocacy, grantmaking, and partnerships. Wherever possible, we align
these core organizational assets behind the large-scale problems we address.
The Better World Campaign (BWC) works to strengthen the relationship
between the United States and the United Nations through outreach,
communications, and advocacy. We encourage U.S. leadership to
enhance the UN’s ability to carry out its invaluable international work on
behalf of peace, progress, freedom, and justice. In these efforts, we
engage policy makers, the media, and the American public to increase
awareness of and support for the United Nations.
between the United States and the United Nations through outreach,
communications, and advocacy. We encourage U.S. leadership to
enhance the UN’s ability to carry out its invaluable international work on
behalf of peace, progress, freedom, and justice. In these efforts, we
engage policy makers, the media, and the American public to increase
awareness of and support for the United Nations.
The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a center for innovative
programs to engage Americans in issues of global concern, from education and HIV/AIDS to peace,
security and international law. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns, including teaching
students in urban schools, clearing minefields and providing school-based support for children
living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Africa, allow people to make a global impact at the local
level. A not-for-profit organization, UNA-USA encourages United States leadership in the United
Nations and is a part of the World Federation of United Nations Associations.
programs to engage Americans in issues of global concern, from education and HIV/AIDS to peace,
security and international law. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns, including teaching
students in urban schools, clearing minefields and providing school-based support for children
living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Africa, allow people to make a global impact at the local
level. A not-for-profit organization, UNA-USA encourages United States leadership in the United
Nations and is a part of the World Federation of United Nations Associations.
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Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to
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The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on
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