William J. Clinton Foundation News

Press Release: Alert About a Fraudulent Solicitation

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The William J. Clinton Foundation has recently discovered that an individual or individuals (including someone identifying himself as “Ralph McGill”) are misrepresenting themselves as agents of the Clinton Foundation who are hiring representatives to receive donations and perform other tasks on behalf of the Foundation and other charities.

Please be advised, THIS SOLICITATION IS FRAUDULENT AND IN NO WAY CONNECTED OR AFFILIATED WITH THE WORK OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION. We are taking steps to address this matter. Positions with the Clinton Foundation and its initiatives are posted exclusively on the Clinton Foundation website under “About The Clinton Foundation” at http://www.clintonfoundation.org/about-the-clinton-foundation/careers.

If you believe you have been a victim of this fraud, please...

News: President Clinton to Dedicated Statue in Kosovo

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

President Bill Clinton visited Priština, Kosovo, on November 1 for a statue dedication ceremony in his honor. The statue – standing almost 20 feet high, including the base, and weighing more than 1,300 pounds – depicts President Clinton holding the May 24, 1999, document that allowed American troops into Kosovo.

In 1999, the United States and the 19 democracies of NATO allies conducted a military campaign to reduce Slobodan MiloševiÄ�’s ability to make war on the people of Kosovo. One out of eight people in Kosovo had been driven from their homes. Entire villages had been burned and cleared of its people. Thousands of Serbs also had suffered and been forced from their...

News: Foundation Initiatives Working To Ensure There’s Enough Food for All

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

With an estimated increase of 105 million hungry people in 2009, there are now 1.02 billion malnourished people in the world. Almost one sixth of the worldâ��s population is suffering from hunger.

News: U.N. Reports Great Progress Made in HIV/AIDS Fight

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

More than 4 million people globally received the lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicines they needed to survive in 2008 – 1 million more than were accessing treatment in 2007, the United Nations reports in its 2009 Progress Report released on September 30. The report, Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions in the Health Sector, highlights the great progress that has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Among the most promising findings:

275,700 children now are receiving ARV treatment, up from 198,000 in 2007.
In South Africa, which has more people living with HIV than any other nation, the number of people getting ARVs grew by half.
The number of people tested for HIV more than doubled in dozens of countries

The report cited the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) as contributor to the response...

Press Release: President Clinton and President Preval Sign Agreement to Expand HIV/AIDS Services and Strengthen Health Systems in Haiti

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - President Bill Clinton signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with President Rene Preval and the government of Haiti. The agreement invites the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) to provide on the ground programmatic and technical support to the Government of Haiti, to help expand access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment services and strengthen the systems required to deliver primary health care services.

“My Foundation’s global AIDS work began in the Bahamas, the setting for one of the great success stories in the fight against HIV/AIDS,” President Clinton said. “I am confident that by using the same approach that is currently helping 2 million people access lifesaving treatment around the world, we can achieve the same success in Haiti. I look forward to...

News: ’Just Married’ and Already Making a Difference

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Forget dishes and bedding. William and Christie Robinson are requesting a different kind of wedding gift: a donation to the Clinton Foundation.

Press Release: President Clinton Announces 2010 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Meeting to be held at the University of Miami, April 16-18, 2010

President Clinton will bring together over 1,200 students, nearly 100 college and university presidents, NGOs, national youth organizations, athletes, and celebrity-activists

New York, N.Y. – As the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative came to a close, President Clinton looked ahead to announce the third meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) to be held at the University of Miami from April 16-18, 2010. Students can apply online at www.cgiu.org.

“For the third year in a row, I look forward to building on the success of the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting by holding a similar meeting for college students from around the world next spring,”...

Press Release: President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Close Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

In 2009, members made 284 Commitments valued at $9.4 billion dollars

1,700 commitments have been made since 2005 valued at more than $57 billion

New York, N.Y. – President Bill Clinton was joined today by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to close the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). In his remarks, President Clinton announced that by the end of the meeting, which has been underway since Tuesday, CGI members in 2009 have made 284 new commitments valued at more than $9.4 billion dollars. In total, these commitments are projected to improve more than 200 million lives. Since 2005, members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 1,700 commitments valued at $57 billion dollars.

“I think we can say with some certainty that this model actually does work,” President Clinton said. “People...

Press Release: President Clinton Hosts Third Day of Clinton Global Initiative

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Brad Pitt Gives Progress Report on 2007 "Make It Right" Commitment
More than 40 new commitments announced to stop human trafficking, invest in infrastructure, and improve lives

New York – The third day of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) focused on ways CGI members could make smart investments in infrastructure and human capital.

"Whether it's providing housing to the homeless, education to the poor, or green technology to fix our climate crisis, the solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time all requires investments in infrastructure and human capital," President Clinton said. "Governments and companies need to make smart investments in public works and the labor force to spread the benefits of economic growth to millions more people around the world."

A special press conference, featuring a panel...

News: Dispatches from CGI: Social Entrepreneurship Expert Experiences CGI for the First Time

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Author David Bornstein writes about social innovation, and, on his first trip to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) this week, he is watching it gather even more momentum in its fifth year.

On Friday, September 25, David is participating in the finance breakout session seminar, "Crossing Borders between Public, Private, and Philanthropic Finance." So far, he finds the Annual Meeting very inspiring and, from it, he gets the sense that the world is changing. "Companies would often pay lip service to needs like sustainability. It wasn't a bottom-line concern, but now you know it's being embedded into the DNA of the thinking at the highest level of corporate governance," he says.

He likes the combination of the citizen sector, social entrepreneurship, and government officials collaboratively creating "a conveyor belt of de-centralized solutions." David is bothered by "gendercide" -- girls and women...