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Mine-Littered Desert Springs to Life, Thanks to Humanitarian Efforts
Sheikh Misri was once known as a dreary and rough desert of barren land littered with landmines and unexploded ordinances. Now, after four...
Send a Net, Save a Life and Get Two Tickets to an NBA Game
On Monday, the NBA and the United Nations Foundation launched a promotion that gets you two free tickets to an NBA game if you...
Ugandan in America Turns Hotel Soap into Hope
He couldn't get over the fact that so much soap was wasted every day in hotels across wealthy America, so now Derreck Kayongo's basement...
AmeriCorps Hiring Largest Class in 16 Years
The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency created in 1993 to engage Americans in service, today announced grants to eight organizations...
Bill Clinton Goes to North Korea, Returns With 2 Journalists
Two U.S. journalists who were held for nearly five months in North Korea are back in the United States, after former President Bill Clinton...
Jolie-Pitt Mark Refugee Day with $1M Donation and Emotional Speech
Actress Angelina Jolie commemorated World Refugee Day in Washington last week. She is the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for refugees and has...
Buy One Ikea Solar Lamp, One Free to a Child Refugee
Starting this month, every sale of a solar powered bedside lamp at IKEA will generate an additional lamp as a donation to a child...
California Wind Farms Providing Energy and Jobs
A new crop of wind turbines will be generating not only electricity but steady income for refugees of the ravaged housing and automotive...
Join a Laughing Yoga Class for Better Health and More Fun (Video)
Laughter yoga -- a new form of exercise that, like yoga, also started in India, that gives you spiritual satisfaction, stress relief and better...
Ben Affleck and Mick Jagger Join Forces in Film to Ease Refugee Crisis
Actor-director Ben Affleck and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger released a short film to help raise $23 million for United Nations efforts to pay...
Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
UN Agencies Continue to Rush Aid to Georgia
The United Nations is continuing to send much-needed assistance to the Georgian city of Gori, most of whose population has fled since the start...
Refugee Doctor ‘Making a Difference’ for Thousands in Burma
Thousands of people flee Burma each year, escaping poverty, oppression, and civil war.The nearest escape for most is Thailand, where they experience both despair...
George Clooney Visits Peacekeepers in Sudan as New UN Ambassador (Video)
Follow George Clooney as he visits refugee camps and uplifts UN peacekeepers in his new role as UN Peace Ambassador. CBS's Harry Smith interviews...
Lawyer Wins Top UN Award for Aiding Boat People
A Maltese lawyer who has fought for the rights of boat people fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea, including victims of trauma or torture and...
Bottle Makes Dirty Water Drinkable
"The way fresh water is supplied to disaster-hit regions could be revolutionized with a bottle that makes foul-smelling water drinkable in seconds — possibly...
Ice Cream for Darfur
Who would have thought that by eating ice cream you could help change the world? But today you can.
Taggarts Ice Cream Parlor, a local...
Jordan’s Queen Rania Says Banking to Poor Yields Returns
Jordan's Queen Rania believes that offering banking services to the world's poor yields wide social benefits and launched a new microcredit campaign Wednesday, with...
UN to Plant 9 Million Trees in Refugee Areas
The United Nations refugee agency has pledged to plant more than 9 million trees this year in areas of human displacement where refugees have...
Jolie-Pitt Foundation Donates $1M in Darfur
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt have donated $1 million towards the humanitarian effort assisting millions of people affected by the crisis...