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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Keeping up with the Jonases in Indy - Nothing But Nets
Category: Life

Wow, what a great start to our next round of Nothing But Nets City Tours! Indianapolis was a blast and we are thrilled with how things turned out, and how YOU turned out!

But first of all, we are so excited about our new partnership with the Jonas Brothers and their foundation, Change for the Children! If you haven't seen the announcement, check it out here. We were awarded a check for $10,000 from the brothers, and then we topped off the partnership launch at their concert that night, spreading the word about Nothing But Nets to their fans. You can donate to help the JoBro and Nothing But Nets here.

That's not all that happened in Indy, though. We also had great turnout at our youth event, the Malaria Boot Camp with Indiana Pacers Legend Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman, DRC native and Indiana Fever player Bernadette Ngoyisa, and NBA Legend & The Pacers' VP of Player Relations Sam Perkins. More than 100 kids from local youth groups including the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club showed up and were educated on malaria, prevention and the Nothing But Nets campaign - and then they got in the game with Dr. Dunk, Bernadette and Sam to play a little knockout.

On our final morning in Indianapolis, we held a faith breakfast with the United Methodist Church, and heard from Bishop Bickerton and local faith leaders on why Nothing But Nets is an important campaign and what their congregations have done to help stop malaria. All of the speakers were motivational and intriguing, but here are a couple of mottos we heard that we particularly liked:

"If it is to be, it's up to me." - That means YOU. If you want to make malaria go away, you can take steps to make it happen.

"Reduce it to the ridiculous." - Saving a life is as easy as spending $10 on a bed net. A child's life is worth it, don't you think?

Thanks to all of our partners and supporters who made Indianapolis a great City Tour! Nothing But Nets truly is nothing without YOU!

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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES $665 MILLION FOR UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Category: News and Politics

Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2008) – The fiscal 2008 supplemental appropriations bill approved by Congress late yesterday includes critical funding that will help the United States erase more than 20% of its unpaid bills to the United Nations, the Better World Campaign said today.

"At a time when the United States is asking the United Nations to take on more and more responsibilities for peace, security and progress around the world, it is imperative that America honor its financial commitments to the UN," said former Senator Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Campaign. "America is a great nation and as such needs to pay its bills on time and in full. This legislation is an important step toward reducing America's nearly $2 billion debt to the UN," Wirth said.

"If the President approves this budget request, U.S. debt to the UN will fall to $1.734 billion," said Deborah Derrick, Executive Director of the Better World Campaign. "In order to further reduce U.S. debt to the UN, and enhance America's reputation in the world, the Better World Campaign is calling on Congress and the Administration to prioritize payment of unpaid bills to the UN in the fiscal 2009 appropriations process," she said.

As approved by Congress, the supplemental funding bill includes $524 million to help address U.S. shortfalls to critical UN peacekeeping missions, including more than $334 million for the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID) and another $190 million for peacekeeping missions to countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Liberia, and Sudan.

The approved legislation also includes $141 million for the U.S. government's Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) account, which will finance U.S. contributions to the UN assistance missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The CIO account also supports the UN's core funding and key peace and security organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Health Organization.