5 Days, 5 Facts, 5 Reasons to Act

By Jenni Lee on April 13, 2015

This is a time to feel hopeful, not hopeless, about our global future. If you look at the news, this …

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Healthy Families Begin with Family Planning

By Seema Jalan on April 10, 2015

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the What to Expect blog. It’s simple: Healthy babies begin with healthy mothers. …

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UN Responds to Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

By Jenni Lee on April 10, 2015

“Ordinary Yemeni families are struggling for the very basics – water, food, fuel and medicines. Hundreds of civilians have been …

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Supporter Spotlight: Shot@Life’s Andrea Riley

By Jenni Lee on April 9, 2015

Thanks to our supporters and partners, the United Nations Foundation is able to help the UN empower girls and women, …

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Cambodia Achieves Measles Elimination

By Devi R. Thomas on April 3, 2015

Great news coming out of Asia this week: Cambodia, Japan, and Brunei join a growing list of Western Pacific countries …

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U.S. Senate Resolution Commemorates the Discovery of the Polio Vaccine

By Ambassador John E. Lange on March 27, 2015

Photo: Stuart Ramson for UN Foundation Sixty years ago, Jonas Salk’s inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) gave new hope to parents …

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Our Message to Congress with UN Funding on the Line

By Guest Blogger on March 26, 2015

By Jordie Hannum, Executive Director of the Better World Campaign  Congressional budget season is well underway in Washington. Decisions made …

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Why We Need to “Leave No One Behind”

By Guest Blogger on March 25, 2015

Guest Blog by Elizabeth Stuart, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute. (Photo credit: Arne Hoel, World Bank) “Leaving no one behind” has …

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What Tuberculosis Means for Maternal Health

By Guest Blogger on March 24, 2015

Photo: WHO/E. Eraly *Jyoti Mathad, MD, MSc, Instructor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center for Global Health …

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A Year of Ebola: Lessons Learned, Progress Made, and Aspirations for the Year to Come

By Kathy Calvin on March 23, 2015

One year ago, the word “Ebola” barely registered with many people around the world. Previous outbreaks of this deadly disease had never spread far enough or fast enough to draw the world’s attention. What a difference a year makes.

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