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Secretary-General António Guterres Issues Clarion Call for Ambitious National Climate Plans; Michael R. Bloomberg Answers

June 5, 2024

Speaking at the American Museum of Natural History, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on World Environment Day, made an urgent call for maximum ambition, maximum acceleration, and maximum cooperation by all actors across society in the leadup to COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

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Arts

Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Innovative Arts Internship Program

May 21, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an expansion of the Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) program, which for 12 years has placed rising public high school seniors in over 1,700 paid seven-week long summer internships at more than 250 cultural organizations.

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Public Health

Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests Additional $60 Million to Help Prevent Drowning Deaths Globally

May 14, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the investment of an additional $60 million to scale proven solutions that are preventing drowning deaths and ensuring safer, healthier, longer lives in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Uganda and Viet Nam. This investment also includes new efforts in the United States to support swim instruction and strengthen data collection to better understand the circumstances of drowning incidents.

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Arts

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Sponsorship of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia

April 17, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it will serve as an official sponsor of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Bloomberg Philanthropies support will include engaging audiences via national pavilions, supporting public programs, and digital content. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ free Bloomberg Connects mobile app will serve as the exclusive app for the Biennale Arte 2024.

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EnvironmentGovernment Innovation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Youth Action Fund to Activate Tens of Thousands of Young People in Driving Climate Solutions in 100 Cities Across the Globe

April 10, 2024

With 84 percent of youth around the world reporting that they are worried climate change threatens people and the planet, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Youth Climate Action Fund which will provide technical assistance and funding for 100 mayors to activate tens of thousands of young people ages of 15 – 24 years to design, produce, and govern urgent climate solutions in their cities. The cities in the Fund span 38 countries across six continents, representing over 62 million residents.

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Environment

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Announce New England is Officially Coal-Free

March 27, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign announced that New England’s six states will be coal-free by June 1, 2028, with the retirement of New Hampshire’s last two remaining coal plants.

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EnvironmentFounder's ProjectsGovernment Innovation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces $200 Million Commitment to Support U.S. Mayors Taking on Climate Change

March 12, 2024

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities, a three-year initiative to turbocharge 25 U.S. cities’ efforts to leverage historic levels of federal funding to proactively build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities.

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Public Health

Mayor Sala Commits to a Healthier, Safer Milan by Joining Global Network of Cities

March 7, 2024

Mayor Giuseppe Sala announced that Milan has joined the Partnership for Healthy Cities, a prestigious global network of more than 70 cities committed to saving lives by preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) — such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes — and injuries.

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Government Innovation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Investment in the City of Kyiv to Advance the Digitization of Public Services

February 16, 2024

As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an investment in the City of Kyiv that will accelerate the digitization of public services that strengthen government delivery during wartime and address residents’ acute mental health needs.

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Public Health

THE INVISIBLE SHIELD Premieres Tuesday, March 26, 2024 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS App

February 7, 2024

THE INVISIBLE SHIELD, a new four-part documentary series from RadicalMedia made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies, reveals how the field of public health has saved countless lives in the U.S., protecting people from the constant threat of disease and increasing lifespans.

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