Recent Press Releases
Mercy Corps, Rockefeller Foundation Combat Climate Change Effects in Indonesian Slums
As world leaders gather in Copenhagen to wrestle with climate change policies, a new partnership in Indonesia is already helping some of the poorest people - urban slum dwellers - to withstand, prepare for and recover from the impacts of global warming. >The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Zia Khan as Vice President, Strategy and Evaluation
Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced that Dr. Zia Khan has been appointed Vice President for Strategy and Evaluation. >US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Joins mHealth Alliance
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest commitment ever by any nation to combat a single disease, is joining the mHealth Alliance as a founding partner. >Rockefeller Foundation Funds Landmark Climate Change Documentary
The premiere of the series comes at a critical moment as world leaders continue negotiations leading in to the UN Copenhagen Climate conference in December. The complete series will premiere each Saturday in the lead-up to Copenhagen and will culminate with a BBC debate on cities and climate change from Copenhagen during the last day of the conference. >Rockefeller Foundation Gives $2 Million to Help Cities Promote Volunteerism
The Rockefeller Foundation and the newly formed Cities of Service coalition today announced the opening of the application period for the first-ever “Cities of Service Leadership Grants.” >Rockefeller Foundation Gives $2.7 Million to Support Local New York City Artists Announces 2009 NYC Cultural Innovation Fund Competition Winners
Today the Rockefeller Foundation’s President Dr. Judith Rodin announced the 18 winners of the Foundation’s 2009 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund competition – and with it a $2.7 million grant to support local New York City art and artists. >Global Impact Investing Network Launched
President Bill Clinton today announced the launch of the Global Impacting Investing Network (GIIN), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting more effective impact investing around the world, at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City. >Climate Change Risks Could Cost Developing Countries up to 19% of GDP by 2030
A report from the Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group released today indicates that climate risks could cost nations up to 19% of their GDP by 2030, with developing countries most vulnerable. >Rockefeller Foundation Statement on the Death of Norman Borlaug
This Nobel laureate and valued colleague of 39 years was a force beyond measure, mobilizing a Green Revolution that saved a billion lives and counting. >A Response to the H1N1 Virus
Yesterday, at a meeting in Geneva, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and WHO Director General Margaret Chan appealed to member states to support efforts to respond to the current H1N1 pandemic. >