Sep 16, 2015
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked “those standing in the way of the rights of refugees to stand in their shoes.” Ahead of what is expected to be one of the busiest high-level periods in recent memory at the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted that sixty million people have left their homes fleeing war and persecution. He said, “I ask those standing in the way of the rights of refugees to stand in their shoes. People facing barrel bombs and brutality in their country will continue to seek life in another. People with few prospects at home will continue [Read More]
Sep 5, 2015
News, United Nations
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The United Nations today announced a bid to reach 7 billion people in 7 days with the news about the Sustainable Development Goals. “The Global Goals for Sustainable Development” action is spearheaded by renowned filmmaker Richard Curtis and is supported by a variety of campaigns including action/2015, Global Citizen and Project Everyone. “We are saying we are going to try and reach 7 billion people in 7 days. That’s been a plan of myself and all this huge number of partners that I’ve been working with. And our plan has been to look at every pillar of modern communication – [Read More]
