UN Foundation
UN Foundation CEO: Let’s Continue To Improve The Livelihoods of Girls And Women
Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the UN Foundation, called attention to the issue of the rights of women and girls in an address on Wednesday at the National Press Club
in Washington, DC.
How Philanthropy Got Its Groove Back
Nick Kristof says: Look at Ted Turner
What #GivingTuesday Is All About
Black Friday was last Friday. Cyber Monday is today. That can mean only one thing: tomorrow is #GivingTuesday
With Secretaries General at the Global Leadership Awards
Here’s a picture you don’t see everyday.
Take the Global Good Challenge
We take a break from our UN General Assembly coverage for this important PSA announcing the Global Good Challenge.
Happy International Women’s Day 2012!
We have a suite of posts in store to commemorate the occasion. We will kick off the festivities here on UN Dispatch with two items from our friends at the UN Foundation and one excellent list from Women Deliver.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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