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Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Geneva) - In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on human rights violations based…

By Jamie Smyth. GOVERNMENT PLEDGES to protect human rights are being broken due to cuts in services and support groups, a campaign has claimed.Reporting on the rights abuses is also being affected by budget cuts, according to the “Your Rights. Right Now” campaign.The group, made up…

I don’t usually use this space for organisational announcements, but we have recently made three new appointments to Atlantic’s senior staff, who together bring enormous strengths to our mission and each of whom illustrates something important about where the foundation is going in its final…

By Kerry A. Dolan Chuck Feeney, the cofounder of Duty Free Shoppers, was dubbed “the James Bond of philanthropy” by Forbes in 2012. For years, his charitable entity The Atlantic Philanthropies anonymously gave away tens of millions around the globe. It’s been operating in daylight…

By Aoife Carr   Shauna Golden of Castleknock Community College, Older and Bolder director Patricia Conboy, and Bernard Bryanof of, Cabra Historical & Cultural Society hand in 43,000 signed petitions in defence of the State Pension at Leinster House last month. A group representing older people has said…

Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. [caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and…

By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford UniversityWho was it who said,"You can't take it with you?"Sounds right to me. I have seen Mao's tomb in Beijing and the acres of terra cotta warriors nearby. Woody Allen said, "I don't…

News ReleaseFrom Fighting U.S. Foreclosures to Rebuilding Afghanistan, 10 Social Innovators Receive $750,000 Total for Combining Passion and Experience for Social Good  Civic Ventures today announced the 2010 winners of its Purpose Prize. Five $100,000 and five $50,000 prizes will go to social entrepreneurs over 60…

To increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award a major grant to support a five-school effort over four years. The grant…

Integrated Services in Schools Program to be managed by LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program AgenciesTo increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award…