Founded in 1985 by Noel Brown, Andrew Ungerlieder, Sharon Glassman, and Irving Sarnhoff, Friends of the United Nations (FOTUN) is an independent, non-partisan, organization dedicated to promoting the principles and values of the United Nations Charter and increasing awareness of its activities.
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Ted Turner: Take Care of the Planet
Ted Turner, chairman of the UN Foundation Board and founder of CNN, shares with students why he created the UN Foundation, his views on the dangers of climate change and other issues facing the world...
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Ten Ideas for Observing the International Day for Tolerance
1. Diversity in Your Community 2. Human Rights 3. Do-It-Yourself Tolerance Program 4. No to Violence 5. Ecological, Diversity and Human Diversity 6. Religious Tolerance 7 Current Events 8....
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International Day for Tolerance
The United Nations has declared 16 November as the International Day for Tolerance and has called upon governments, non-governmental organizations and people everywhere to observe the Day and to...
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UN General Assembly debate on implementing the responsibility to protect
From: UNAUSA01 | August 11, 2009 | 532 views This is small sampling of comments from the 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th and 101st plenary meetings of the 63rd General Assembly. A total of 94 delegations spoke during the debate...
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UN relief effort picks up pace after deadly Haiti quake
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations is scaling up its assistance to victims of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, as the acting top UN envoy to the impoverished Caribbean nation has...
