Aug 7, 2017
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United Nations, New York, USA, July 27 2017 – The 7th annual NEXUS Global Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneur ship today at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Suzanne Tisserand On Thursday, July 27th, the United Nations hosted the 7th annual Nexus Global Summit on Innovative Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship. Guests speakers included Anne Weaver – Representative for the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth; Kweku Mandela – grandson of Nelson Mandela and co-founder of the Africa Rising Foundation; and Vic Mensa – American rapper from Chicago. Created in 2011 [Read More]
Apr 24, 2016
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United Nations, New York, USA, April 21 2016 – Oscar-winning actor and UNESCO special envoy for peace Forest Whitaker holds a press conference today at the UN Headquarters in New York on the Sustainable Development Goals meetings that is taking place at the UN General Assembly. By Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, April 24 2016 – Actor Forest Whitaker held a press conference at the UN in New York, urging world leaders to keep their promise of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensuring that the Global Goals reach everyone. “What we have seen is that throughout history and throughout [Read More]
Apr 10, 2016
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Sixth Avenue, New York, USA, April 09 2016 – Thousands of Scots march along Sixth Avenue in New York City during the Rainy 2016 Tartan Day Parade. The parade is the largest Scottish celebration in Manhattan and one of the largest Scottish parades in the world By Britta Schmitz NEW YORK, April 10 2016 – New York celebrates the contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States with a big annual parade. The Tartan Day Parade traditionally takes place in Manhattan after the weekend of National Tartan Day on April 6, a day chosen by the U.S. Senate in 1998. [Read More]