Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation speaks at the UN Foundation lunch on the Millennium Development Goals. The World Convenes in Support of the UN As people around the world gathered in New York for UN General Assembly week in late September, the UN Foundation helped connect them with ways to support the UN on some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Your voice was an important part of this global conversation. From maintaining momentum toward the … [Read more...]
The Rumie Initiative: launching Nov 2013
October 5, 2013 by
Ambassador Harvey Lam and Tariq Fancy on the importance of education and the inspiration behind the Rumie Initiative. Harvey's story Education saved us. With funding from a Canadian government training program, my mother enrolled in a computer programming class. She had been raising my sister and me with money earned from odd jobs, but knew it wouldn't be enough. With her newfound knowledge (and certification), my mother found a job, eventually built a successful career, and most … [Read more...]
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October 2, 2013 by
CANCER Breast cancer is a complex disease that will affect 1 in 9 Canadian women during their lifetime. Breast cancer is a type of cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas, while those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas. Breast Cancer is a complex disease with no known single cause. In 2013, it is estimated … [Read more...]
A new era of discussions on migration and development
October 2, 2013 by
For the second time in history, the General Assembly will convene a high-level event on 3-4 October, devoted to international migration and development at the United Nations. This meeting provides an opportunity for the international community to review progress since the first High-level Dialogue in 2006 and promote and advance the debate and cooperation in the field of migration and development. Governments are increasingly recognizing that partnership and cooperation are needed to leverage … [Read more...]
NYC: Malalai Joya with Eve Ensler – OCT 5
October 1, 2013 by
This Saturday in NYC: Malalai Joya in Conversation with Eve Ensler - Special $10 Activist Rate Available! "I don't fear death; I fear remaining silent in the face of injustice…I say to those who would eliminate my voice: I am ready, wherever and whenever you might strike. You can cut down the flower, but nothing can stop the coming of the spring" — Malalai Joya, A Woman Among Warlords V-Day has tickets at the special rate of $10 available for you our incredible V-Day activists for … [Read more...]
Black History Month celebrated in OCTOBER
September 29, 2013 by
Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in October. Negro History Week (1926) The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the … [Read more...]
Nonprofit Career Month celebrated in October!
September 29, 2013 by
Have you ever contemplated joining the world of philanthropy? A nonprofit organization (US and UK), or not-for-profit organization (UK and others), often called an NPO or simply a nonprofit and non-commercial organization (Russia and CIS), often called an NCO, is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends. States in the United States defer to the IRS designation conferred under United States Internal Revenue Code … [Read more...]
Teaching Manners to Your Kids, 15 Blogs to Help!
September 23, 2013 by
A few decades ago, children were expected to be seen and not heard. They were taught to be polite and always exhibit good manners. As the years have passed, however, it seems these values have become less important. Are these ideas old fashioned now? Not according to these 15 blogs. Using proper manners is a sign of respect, and a way for children to show that they care about other people’s feelings. Kids aren’t born knowing good manners, though. They have to be taught them, usually from a … [Read more...]
