Dec 15, 2016
Celebrities, News, United Nations
70th anniversary, Angélique Kidjo, Brazilian Orquestra, Celebrations, Children Night, Crianca Cidada, David Beckham, foreverychild, Jackie Chan, Juan Carlos Moran Menjivar, New York, Orlando Bloom, Priyanka Chopra, UN, UNICEF, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, united nations, USA
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 14 December 2016 – The United Nations commemorated UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary with a special event at the UN Headquarters this Monday. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a UN programme that provides humanitarian assistance to children and mothers and defends the rights of every child. The programme started after World War II, providing emergency food and healthcare to children whose countries had been devastated by the war. For UNICEF’s 70th Anniversary, the UN invited a list of high-level guests. Among them were David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom. The event was [Read More]
Dec 10, 2015
News, United Nations
Africa forever, Angélique Kidjo, Bianca Jagger, Cecilia Reifschneider, Climate Change, Climate Hero, COP21, David de Rothschild, Max Schorr, Mick Jagger, President of COP21, social media, UNEP, Wife
By Britta Schmitz Paris, Dec. 9 – Goodwill Ambassadors Angélique Kidjo and Bianca Jagger joined activists and private sector representatives at a UN Roundtable Discussion on communicating climate change through informal channels in Paris-Le Bourget. In the age of social media there are many ways of communicating climate change and bringing people together, but often there is a lack of action. Finding effective ways of using media to raise awareness around climate change is essential to combating it, as we are all part of the solution. “We’re seeing that people have limited attention span, they have more choice [Read More]
