Yeo will also serve as Executive Director of the Better World Campaign WASHINGTON DC – The United Nations Foundation announced today that Peter Yeo, Deputy Staff Director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has joined the Foundation as its Vice-President for Public Policy. Yeo will also serve as the…
New Opinion Research Shows American Voters Reject “Going It Alone”, Embrace International Cooperation New Consensus Emerging on Value of Forging Global Partnerships to Enhance Security, Reduce Foreign Oil Dependence, Boost Global Economy WASHINGTON, DC (August 27, 2008) — The United Nations Foundation and its sister organization, the Better World…
U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES $665 MILLION FOR UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ‘Funding supports key peacekeeping missions, reduces U.S. debt to the UN’ Washington, D.C. The fiscal 2008 supplemental appropriations bill approved by Congress late yesterday includes critical funding that will help the United States erase more than 20% of…
BWC Launches George Clooney PSA In Support of UN Peacekeepers WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK (May 29, 2008) – In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping, on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the Better World Campaign today released a Public Service Announcement…
New Consensus Emerging on Value of Forging Global Partnerships to Enhance Security, Reduce Foreign Oil Dependence, Address Climate Change WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 13, 2007) — The United Nations Foundation and its sister organization, the Better World Campaign, released today the results of a six-month public opinion research project indicating…
Better World Campaign Executive Director Deborah Derrick Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Click here to read the full testimony. WASHINGTON, D.C. Deborah Derrick, Executive Director of the Better World Campaign, will testify today before a hearing of U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security…
Washington, D.C. Commenting on today’s action by the Senate Appropriations Committee on the FY 2008 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, United Nations Foundation President and former U.S. Senator Timothy E. Wirth issued the following statement: “The U.S. Senate has done a great service for the American taxpayer and…
Washington, D.C. “The U.S. House of Representatives has done a great service for the American taxpayer and international peace and security by approving today an additional $195 million for UN peacekeeping operations in fiscal 2008. “This increase in funding is an important step toward closing the gap between the…
PriceofPeace.org Petition Calls for the U.S. to Honor its UN Commitments; Collects over 32,000 Signatures from 50 States, Support from 34 NGOs Washington, D.C. The Better World Campaign delivered to Congress today a petition calling for the U.S. to fully fund UN peacekeeping operations. The statement, signed by over 32,000…
Citing support from 30,000 petition signers, UN Foundation President calls UN peacekeeping a bargain and opportunity WASHINGTON, D.C. Sen. Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund, warned Congress today that the U.S. is in danger of eclipsing $1 billion in unpaid bills…