Social Good Summit
The 5 Best Moments of UN Week
As the dust settles, traffic on the East side loosens up, and everyone prepares for a killer Global Festival in Central Park tomorrow, I thought I would take a look back at some highlights from UN Week.
From the Social Good Summit: Social Media After the Revolution
“We have pretty ironclad evidence that social media can help people take down bad governments,” said Tomicah Tilleman, US State Department senior adviser for civil society and emerging democracies. “But can social media help replace those regimes with better governments?”
From the Social Good Summit: Muhammad Yunus Inspires a Generation
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and developer of microfinance and microcredit, spoke about the power of technology and innovation to lift people out of poverty at the Social Good Summit on Saturday.
From the Social Good Summit: Uniting the Diaspora on Social Media
The African diaspora has had an enormous impact on the continent in recent years. As doctors, nurses, lawyers and engineers have left their home countries, their skills have gone with them. But although those emigrants may have moved thousands of miles away, they are still very much tied to their homelands.
Social Good Summit Kicks Off in New York
The UN Dispatch team is covering a host of conferences in New York City this week, including the Social Good Summit which kicked off today. If you are in New York, come by to the 92Y and say ‘hi.’ If you are anywhere else in the world, you can follow the conversation online.
Social Good Summit Opens Free Registration for Bloggers
Bloggers and Twitterati: If you plan on being in New York City during UN Week, you should come to the Digital Media Lounge at the Social Good Summit.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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