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UNICEF and Sansiri Partner for Salt Iodization in Thailand
By: UNICEF Thailand
A strategic partnership between UNICEF and Sansiri Plc., one of Thailand’s largest real estate developers, has led to new regulations for mandatory salt iodization in Thailand in an effort to address the devastating effects of iodine deficiency disorders in children.
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Siemens to pay $100m to fight corruption as part of World Bank Group settlement
The World Bank Group announced a comprehensive settlement with Siemens AG in the wake of the company’s acknowledged past misconduct in its global business and a World Bank investigation into corruption in a project in Russia involving a Siemens subsidiary. More
UNHCR and Merck responding to HIV/AIDS needs among displaced populations
Conflict, resulting in instability and the breakdown of social support structures can increase the risk of HIV. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has long recognised that many of the people it serves are made vulnerable by these factors and have responded by working together... More
The Stop TB Partnership: Ten Years On
By: Daniela Mohaupt, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat, World Health Organization
In the 10 years since its founding by just seven partners in 2001, the Stop TB Partnership has attracted over 1000 partners that share its vision of a world free of tuberculosis.
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UNESCO and P&G Launch New Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education
By: Noha Bawazir, UNESCO
In April 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Always brand of Proctor & Gamble launched a new cause-related marketing partnership to support UNESCO’s Women and Girls' Education Advocacy Program.
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Helping communities who are helping Haiti's displaced
Pirelli launches campaign "My Time for Haiti" aloowing employees to donate work hours to Haiti assistance. The funds were used by UNHCR to repair and equip three schools and provide psychological support to help displaced children integrate into their new schools and community. More
UNIDO and Hewlett-Packard: Fostering youth employment in Africa and the Middle East
In May 2008, UNIDO and Hewlett-Packard (HP) launched HP’s Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through IT (GET-IT) programme in Africa and the Middle East. The GET-IT training programme teaches young un- or underemployed people aged 16 to 25 the basics of entrepreneurship with practical hands-on... More
Expedia, UNESCO and the UN Foundation – providing the tools to protect world heritage
Expedia, Inc, UNESCO and the UN Foundation founded the Friends of World Heritage initiative to ensure the protection of World Heritage sites for today’s travelers and future generations. More
Qatar Olympic Committee and UNODC – broadening horizons and fighting drug abuse through the Global Sport Fund
The GSF exists to create reasonable opportunities for youth between the ages of 11 and 17 years, residing in countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and Central Europe, to use sport to help improve physical and mental health, reinforce positive social skills, and shield them from... More
Vodafone and the UN Foundation – harnessing technology for humanitarian goals
Recognising the potential of technology to drive global change, the United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Foundation partnered in 2005 to form the Technology Partnership, a five-year, $30 million commitment in support of UN causes. More