Actress Sasha Alexander Reflects on Being 29

By Guest Blogger on August 29, 2013

Throughout August, top bloggers are using their voices to help protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases as part of “Blogust,” a month-long digital dialogue organized by the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.

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50 Years After “I Have a Dream”: Continuing to Inspire

By Jenni Lee on August 28, 2013

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, overlooking a sea of people, and delivered words that have reverberated through time.

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My grandfather, the peacekeeper

By Narry Singh on August 27, 2013

I’m an entrepreneur, a believer in the American dream, and the proud grandson of a United Nations peacekeeper.

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What We’re Reading

By Jenni Lee on August 26, 2013

Looking to catch up on reading before the school season starts? Here are a few stories we’ve been following.

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5 Reasons to Care about Access to Electricity

By Jenni Lee on August 22, 2013

Today, 1.3 billion people in the world don’t have access to electricity. According to the International Energy Agency, more than four-fifths of these people live in rural areas and more than 95 percent live in sub-Saharan African or developing areas in Asia.

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Thanking those who dedicate their lives to peace

By Peter Yeo on August 21, 2013

The International Day of Peace is exactly one month away, and over the next 30 days, we’re celebrating those who dedicate every day to peace: United Nations peacekeepers.

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20 Thoughts for My 20-Year-Old Son: Blogust Day 20

By Guest Blogger on August 20, 2013

1.Spend a semester at an overseas campus.
2.Spanish is the new Mandarin.
3.Under promise and over deliver.
4.Switch from iOS to Android.
5.Never use more than ten PowerPoint slides.

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World Humanitarian Day: What does the world need more of?

By Jenni Lee on August 19, 2013

Ten years ago, 22 aid workers were killed in a bombing at the UN headquarters in Baghdad. On August 19, World Humanitarian Day, we honor their sacrifice and the sacrifice of aid workers everywhere.

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All Aboard for Social Change

By Darley Tom on August 15, 2013

The UN Foundation is excited to partner with the Millennial Trains Project (MTP) because entrepreneurs serve as a great catalyst for social change. Last week, our Resident Entrepreneur Elizabeth Gore joined 24 enterprising millennials for MTP’s inaugural 10-day transcontinental train journey from San Francisco to Washington D.C. These 24 entrepreneurs are currently traveling across the country, stopping in seven cities along the way, to advance projects that benefit local communities.

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Raising 14-Year-Olds Ain’t For Punks: Blogust Day 14

By Guest Blogger on August 14, 2013

She started high school last week—left this house in a ball of nerves and excitement and fear and delight, curious about this new, independent path she was about to walk.

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