One Planet One Chance

UNDP has commissioned Magnum in Motion to create a photo-essay on climate change.

Rich countries are already preparing public health to deal with future climate shocks. For poor countries it is much harder: they need international support to adapt. We are drifting into a world of adaptation apartheid. View the online photo-essay here.

Interested in climate change? UNA-USA's 2009 Essay Contest aims to answer the question 'What can the U.S. do to help ensure environmental sustainability?'

Click here to learn more about the Essay Contest.

"In My Name" campaign featured at the 2008 UNA-USA Global Leadership Awards Gala

Will.I.Am and others explaining the 'In My Name' campaign that was featured at the Global Leadership Gala.

Visit In My Name's YouTube channel.

The gala marked the midway point of the MDGs that Secretary-General Ban recently reminded the world were set up “to free humankind from hunger, illiteracy, disease, disempowerment and environmental degradation” by 2015. The diverse group of honorees was selected by UNA-USA for their ongoing contributions toward these efforts.

Honoree Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter at the 2008 UNA-USA Global Leadership Awards Gala

US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad presents Jay-Z with Global Leadership Award at the Waldorf=Astoria on October 1, 2008. Click on the video below to see Jay-Z's remarks.



Jay-Z was recognized for visionary leadership of Water for Life and exceptional partnership with the United Nations to address the fourth MDG – reducing child mortality.