Let’s get this party started

By Devi R. Thomas on April 24, 2013

Shot@Life officially launched one year ago during World Immunization Week! This year, bloggers from across the country are joining in the celebration by sharing stories of Shot@Life Champions and the work they are doing to help children around the world get a shot at a healthy life…

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Twenty million reasons to keep up momentum on global immunizations

By Peter Yeo on April 24, 2013

In the past two decades, immunization efforts have averted an estimated 20 million deaths globally. Yet, for all the progress that has been made–thanks largely to a sustained investment from the United States, the United Nations, other governments, and private partnerships–a great need remains…

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Be part of something big

By Devi R. Thomas on April 24, 2013

Today, humanitarians and health experts are gathering in Abu Dhabi for the first-ever Global Vaccines Summit. We already know that vaccines work, now let’s help make sure every child has a healthy shot at life by telling world leaders that increasing access to global vaccines is important to us.

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Celebrating World Immunization Week from Abu Dhabi to Cameroon

By Peter Yeo on April 23, 2013

Greetings from Abu Dhabi! I just arrived for the Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by Bill Gates, His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and – aside from the heat – I’m ecstatic to be here…

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Protecting the Planet and Improving Women’s Health

By Jenni Lee on April 22, 2013

Every Earth Day, I’m reminded of the proverb, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”

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How $27 changed the world

By Sarah Wade on April 17, 2013

Today, UN Foundation Board member Muhammad Yunus is at the U.S. Capitol to receive the highest honor Congress can give an individual person: a Congressional Gold Medal.

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Global Entrepreneurs Council Come to Washington, D.C.

By Darley Tom on April 15, 2013

Recently, some of America’s top entrepreneurs gathered at the United Nations Foundation to learn more about what we do and to help us inject innovation into our work helping the U.N. solve the world’s biggest problems like disease, poverty, climate change and gender discrimination.

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UNICEF Innovation Labs: It’s all about local

By Diana Walker on April 8, 2013

This past week I traveled with UNICEF to Uganda and Burundi to experience a different model of development aid—one that includes creating the Uganda and Burundi versions of Steve Jobs’ garage: UNICEF Innovation Labs.

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Coming Together to Advance the Millennium Development Goals

By Jenni Lee on April 8, 2013

The international development community came together in a big way on Friday to support the United Nations and to mark the 1,000-day milestone leading to the target date to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals embraced by governments and the UN to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems.

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1,000 Minutes to Rally for the Millennium Development Goals

By Susan Myers on April 4, 2013

Today the world is 1,000 days out from the target date to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals embraced by governments and the UN to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems, including poverty, hunger, access to education, and child and maternal deaths.

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