George Clooney tells us why UN peacekeeping is essential to global peace and stability around the world, in places like Darfur, Bosnia, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Clooney believes in a strong UN peacekeeping force.
Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Adivsor to the U.S. Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment, describes the successes of an all-women police unit deployed to Liberia in January 2007.
Together, National Geographic, the IPCC, the UN and the UN Foundation produced a new short film outlining the facts, showing the impacts and providing a way forward in combating catastrophic climate change.
In 2000, 189 nations came together and made a promise to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. This promise led to the Millennium Declaration-a document outlining eight specific goals to help the world realize this promise.
Adrienne Germain shares her thoughts with On Day One about how the next president can take firm and concrete actions to champion the rights of women and girls worldwide.
On Day One--an initiative to encourage participation and discussion about America’s role in the world--visits Iowa to ask what the next President should do On Day One of their term.
President Truman witnesses fifty nations sign the Charter and he emphasizes the hope for a better world with this Charter of the United Nations, stressing it as a victory against war itself.
