Why the UN Regional Strategy on the LRA matters
This week we’re launching an urgent advocacy campaign aimed at Members of the United States House of Representatives and U.S. President Barack Obama. After hearing word that the U.S. led counter-LRA operations were once again in jeopardy, we had no other choice but to act. We’ve come so far and to give up now, when we are […]
Common Good Exchange // Girl Up
At this year’s Fourth Estate Summit, you can can learn about and connect with 40+ top brands at the Common Good Exchange. These organizations are championing social change around the world through a mix of passion, innovation, and global consciousness. One of those organizations is Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation that aims to […]
The Observer: “UPDF to resume Kony hunt”
Today The Observer reported that Uganda is set to resume the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony. This comes about a week after Uganda decided to suspend its counter-LRA operations. While the article is encouraging, we know that because of the recent CAR overthrow anything could change at any moment. So–until we see evidence that the counter-LRA […]
Today is International Day of Happiness
The kingdom of Bhutan – a small country nestled deep in the Himalayan mountains, has a unique approach to economics. While most countries focus extensively on Gross National Product, Bhutanese culture is rooted in Gross National Happiness. In the 1970s the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, adopted the idea. The approach seems to be working – in 2006 Business Week […]
The effects of urban sprawl
By 2050 the United Nations expects that not only will the world population increase to 9.1 billion people, but that 70% of us will live in urban areas. To put things in perspective: 50 years ago the earth held 3.2 billion people. Urban sprawl – the expansion of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city, is […]
December 10 // Human Rights Day
June 4th is National Cheese Day. March 8th is Woman’s Day. October 3rd honors poetry. But today, today is special (Woman’s Day is special too). Today is Human Rights Day. Human Rights Day pays tribute to the Universal Declaration for Human Rights (UDHR), which was ratified 64 years ago on December 10, 1948 in Paris, France. […]
We need your help: Monday, July 23
That’s soon We have an opportunity to get President Obama and all the world leaders together to talk about stopping LRA atrocities. There’s no way we’re letting an opportunity like that pass us by. Here’s the deal Almost every country in the world is represented at the United Nations, and they’re all getting together in […]
VIDEO: 3.7 Million KONY 2012 Pledges Delivered
3.7 million of you signed the KONY 2012 pledge. We recently delivered that message to some of the top folks at the United Nations and African Union. And (of course) we filmed it. Check it out. Coming up: This Monday, July 23, we’re all going to contact our leaders. This is the next step you’ve […]
The delivery of 3,729,816 pledges
We want a future in which child abductions and mass atrocities don’t go unnoticed–starting with the atrocities of Joseph Kony and the LRA. Joseph Kony is one of the world’s worst war criminals, and I call on my leaders to support the international efforts now led by the United Nations and African Union to arrest […]
From DR Congo to Washington, DC, to the United Nations
The press conference at the United Nations Security Council is fast approaching, and we are so happy to say that two local leaders from northeastern DR Congo will be there. They arrived in DC yesterday, and over the next couple of weeks they will be speaking in front of some of the most influential governing […]