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In 2006, the United Nations Foundation created Nothing But Nets, a global, grassroots campaign to prevent malaria in Africa—where 90 percent of deaths caused by malaria occur. A child dies every 30 seconds from this disease, which is transmitted by a single mosquito bite.
ABOUT THE UN FOUNDATION
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public/private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy
Send a Net. Save a Life.
and public outreach. Through its campaigns and partnerships, the UN Foundation connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. The campaigns the UN Foundation conducts reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, create a new energy future, secure peace and human rights, and promote technology innovation to improve health outcomes. www.unfoundation.org ...................................
2009 ANNUAL REPORT
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