Apr 5, 2018
Celebrities, News, United Nations
actress, Angry Birds, autism, Ben Lewis, Dakota Fanning, Director, Empowering Women and Girls, Lara Alameddine, Please Stand By, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Star Wars, UN, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, united nations, Wonder Woman, World Autism Awareness Day
United Nations, New York, USA, April 05 2018 – Actress Dakota Fanning Helping Empowering Women and Girls with Autism During the World Autism Awareness Day Meetings today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock UN, April 5 — This year’s film “Please Stand By” in which Dakota Fanning plays an autistic young writer named Wendy who has written a Star Wars related screenplay and wants nothing more than to go and live with her sister, was discussed at the United Nations on April 5. Dakota Fanning explained her interest in bringing to the screen [Read More]
Jun 10, 2015
United Nations
and Nikhil Seth, Department, DESA, Director, Division, Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, Executive Director, Navid Hanif, Office for ECOSOC, President, Sally Fegan-Wyles, Sustainable Development, UN, UNITAR, united nations, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire New York, 8 June 2015 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations. Mr. Seth brings to the position over 35 years of service as an international and national civil servant and a wealth of experience in leading, supporting and managing complex portfolios and inter-governmental processes, including United Nations summits and conferences in [Read More]
Apr 17, 2015
Celebrities, Secretary General, United Nations
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Photos by: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, April 14 2014 – James Bond 007 actor Daniel Craig Tuesday picked up a “license to save.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday designated Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. In a brief ceremony held at UN Headquarters, the Secretary-General thanked Mr. Craig for his commitment to support the UN’s vision of a world free from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war. Ban said, “You have been given license to kill. I’m now giving you license to save.” The designation marked the 10th [Read More]
