Top Tweets on #UNday!

On Oct. 24, we celebrated the 66th birthday of the United Nations, an important EngenderHealth partner and crucial supporter of lifesaving reproductive health programs worldwide. There was no cake (at least for EngenderHealth :)) but the conversation rocked! Check out our favorite tweets from #UNDay:

@StateDept
President Obama: The men and women who created @UN understood that peace is not simply the absence of war. http://go.usa.gov/XrT #UNDay

@WeCanEndPoverty
On Monday, UN Day, find out what you can do to help meet the Millennium Development Goals here: http://bit.ly/drl2ep #UN4U #7billion #MDGs

@UNfoundation
"The UN brings the world together to consider issues that affect all of the planet's human beings" - Sen. Wirth #UN4U

@AmbassadorRice
66 years after the #UN's founding Charter entered into force, it pays more than ever to share the burden of our common challenges. #UNDay

@USEmbassyAthens
On #UNDay, we join our 192 fellow member states in celebrating the founding ideals of the #UN Charter: http://go.usa.gov/XrT

@ICTYnews (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia)
The ICTY marks 2011 UN Day with no remaining fugitives and nearing successful completion of its mandate: http://ow.ly/786ON

@UNICLagos (United Nations Information Centre, Lagos)
On UN Day, Ban underlines need for unity to confront global challenges http://shar.es/bYAk4

@UNICEFLive
Happy #UN Day! Thanks for helping to build a better world where no one is left behind. http://bit.ly/psLyec #UN4U

@UNfoundation
Tomorrow is #UN Day! Check out this great interactive map with @unausa events happening around the country: http://ow.ly/76bp9

@EngenderHealth
Happy #UNday! Thnx to the entire #UN family for working to advance the welfare of #women and girls, esp in the field of #reprohealth. #MDG5