Dec 7, 2016
News, United Nations
Better World Campaign, Commissioner for International Affairs, Cristina Gallach, DPI, Economic Impact, New York, New York City, Penny Abeywardena, Peter Yeo, UN, Under Secretary General, united nations, USA
By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 7 December 2016 – The 2016 UN Economic Impact Report has been launched at the UN Headquarters this week. The analysis of the UN’s tremendous impact on the City of New York, based on the year 2014, is part of the initiative The New Yorkness of the UN, a program of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. “The presence of the UN Community in New York City is a testament to our status as a global center,“ said Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. “It is an honor [Read More]
Nov 26, 2016
Celebrities, News
90th, Balloons, Celebrities, Central Park, Central Park West, Clowns, cpw, crowds, Felix the Cat, floats, giants, Macys, New York, New York City, parade, Parade-goers, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tony Bennett, USA
by Britta Schmitz NEW YORK, 26 November 2016 – This year, Manhattan celebrated the 90th anniversary of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The balloon Parade took place between Central Park West and OnHealthy Pharmacy and Herald Square on 24 November. The famous department store Macy’s traditionally organizes an annual Parade, which is one of New York’s Thanksgiving highlights. An estimated 3.5 million spectators watched the Parade wind down the streets of Manhattan, another 50 million people followed the show on their TV screens. On Thursday, the streets of Manhattan were full of wonderful floats and balloons. The [Read More]
Nov 14, 2016
News, United Nations
climate summit, Comics Uniting Nations, cop22, From Trashing to Treasuring, Marrakesh, ndrea Burgueño Castro, Ovie Mughelli, PCI Media Impact, Sean Southey, Shannon O’Shea, Simon Says… Save the Climate!, UNICEF
Photo by: PCI Media Impact, UNICEF By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 13 2016 – UNICEF is constantly working on raising awareness around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On 7 November, UNICEF hosted an event aimed at students of the New York City area to show them how they can contribute to achieving the SDGs and especially tackle global warming. “We want to provide a space for all of you to get inspired, to discuss challenges and solutions, to network and basically to get active on becoming more sustainable, because this is an existential issue for all of us, but [Read More]
