Aug 29, 2019
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New York, NY – August 28, 2019: 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives into New York City after crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat and attend press conference at North Cove Marina. Photo: Lev Radin Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, sailed into New York Harbor today (28 Aug), flanked by a fleet of 17 sailboats representing each of the Sustainable Development Goals on their sails. Thunberg is arriving to participate in the Youth Climate Summit and the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations Headquarters next month. The flotilla met Thunberg [Read More]
May 24, 2015
Celebrities, United Nations
Adnan Amin, Akon, Akon Lighting Africa, Akon Lighting Africa initiative, Celebrities, celebrity, Climate Change, energy systems, International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, IRENA states, Neven Mimica, Politics, press conference, R&B, Sheila Oparaocha, singer, Sustainable Energy, UN, united nations
United Nations, New York, USA, May 20 2015 – Press Conference on Stainable Energy for All by Akon and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) On the Photo: (FROM LEFT) Adnan Amin, Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency, Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Akon, R&B artist and co-founder, Akon Lighting Africa initiative and Sheila Oparaocha Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, New York, USA, May 20 2015 – Akon, American R&B artist and co-founder of Akon Lighting Africa initiative, speaks during a press conference on Sustainable Energy for All: Actions and Commitments at UN headquarters On the Photo: [Read More]