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  Announcing the Global Center for Women's Land Rights

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:12 AM ET

  program to secure the land rights of 9 million families in India, China and Sub-Saharan Africa. Photo courtesy of Praziquantel vi Read More

  More like this in: Clinton Global Initiative, Africa, India, China, Poverty, Asia, Agriculture, Farming, Women, Sub-Saharan Africa, Farmers
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  Brazil Poised to Provide Climate Leadership

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:24 AM ET

  reportedly being pieced together by the Brazilian government as "the most significant step yet by a developing country going into December's United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen."The primary source of excitement surrounding Brazil's nascent initiative is its apparent intent to lea Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nature, Amazon, Brazil, Greenhouse Gas, Copenhagen, Deforestation, Denmark, U.N. Climate Change Conference
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  Colonel Sanders Crashes UN Headquarters

  By Sarah Parsons | Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:25 PM ET

  hands with a Libyan diplomat is pretty funny, we think KFC may have taken things a little too far in this case. Photo courtesy of Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: New York, New York City, New York Daily News, Fast Food, KFC, General Assembly, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Food & Drink
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  Tinker Bell Granted Ambassadorship

  By Darragh Worland | Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:07 PM ET

  in town. (And no, we’re not referring to Paris Hilton’s dog.)In a shameless — and some might say baffling — display of self-promotion, the United Nations has hitched its wagon to the premiere of the straight-to-DVD Walt Disney animated film Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure by namin Read More

  More like this in: Angelina Jolie, Walt Disney, Paris Hilton, New York, Children, Climate change, Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nature, Greenhouse Gas, Film
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  Record Turnout for UN Anti-poverty Rally

  By John Casey | Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 PM ET

  something we should end. According to a report from the People's Daily Online, "more than 173 million people around the world joined forces with the United Nations to call on global leaders to stamp out poverty and take action to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by their deadline o Read More

  More like this in: New York, Poverty, Ban Ki-moon, World, Social Responsibility, Volunteerism, Events, Activism, Development, Human Rights
• Christina Aguilera Continues Her Quest To Fight World Hunger

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:24 PM ET

  thankful for the opportunity to be part of such a wonderful project and incredible team." So far, World Hunger Relief has raised $36 million for the United Nations' World Food Program and other hunger relief organizations. "One of the biggest lessons I'm taking away from this trip is th Read More

  More like this in: Christina Aguilera, Taco Bell, KFC, Hunger Relief, World Food Program, Guatemala, Entertainment, Celebrity, Music
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  Nothing But Nets Gets Ugly (Betty)

  By Annie Scott | Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:14 PM ET

  the United Nations Foundation created Nothing But Nets in February 2006 -- and the organization's overhead costs are completely funded by the United Nations Foundation, so every cent of each $10 donation goes directly to the cause. Will someone call America Ferrera and tell her she'll b Read More

  More like this in: Malaria, United Nations Foundation, National Basketball Association, Nothing But Nets, NBA Cares, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Africa, Giving, Fundraising, Events, Activism, Development, Celebrity, TV
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  Democratizing Diplomas

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:22 PM ET

  president, Shai Reshef. In 2009, Reshef was named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. He's a High-level Adviser of the United Nations’ Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID), working on information and communicatio Read More

  More like this in: Business, Fast Company, Yale University, US, Business, Technology, Education, Good Ideas, Tech Does Good, Volunteerism, Development
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  Banking on Carbon

  By Ben Corbett | Thu Oct 1, 2009 4:12 PM ET

  With the carbon-reduction era blossoming, environmental software firm Village Green Global and Microsoft partner on a new carbon-tracking tool that's about to go huge. Read More

  More like this in: Microsoft, Climate change, Copenhagen, Cisco Systems Inc., Business, Technology, Good Ideas, Stocks & Investing, Economy, Employment, Retail, Tech Does Good, Cutting-edge, Green Tech
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  It's About Time: The UN Says Rape is Weapon of War

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 1, 2009 9:26 AM ET

  powerhouse and host of the Clinton Global Initiative, which this year focused in part on the importance of investing in women and girls.Now the United Nations, with Secretary Clinton's urging, has come out against one of the most profoundly disempowering actions women contend with — rape Read More

  More like this in: Clinton Global Initiative, Associated Press, Iraq, Environmental Protection Agency, Refugees, Women For Women International, Human Rights Watch