UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen visit Kenya

Europa Mewswire Photos By Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, January 13 2012 On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and iconic face of fashion, Gisele Bündchen , went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience the reality of energy poverty and to see how Kenyans are transforming their lives by accessing sustainable [...]

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Eduardo Cabra and Rene Perez Joglar from Calle 13 – Photos

Europa Newswire Photos By Luiz Rampelotto United Nations – New York – November 21 2011 -  The Latin Band Calle 13, UNICEF and MTV Executives  today during a press conference on – MTV-UNICEF Campaign on Trafficking, Exploitation and HIV – at the UNICEF Headquarters in NYC. PHOTO OF: (From Left) Calle 13 Eduardo Cabra AND [...]

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Roll Back Malaria

Europa Newswire United Nations, September 13 2011 Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General: “Malaria is on the retreat across the globe. Since the beginning of the century, malaria deaths and cases have fallen by half in more than 10 countries in Africa, and in most endemic countries. Millions of pregnant women and young children in poor [...]

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Jet Li: “Peace, Friendship and Health”

Europa Newswire Photos: Marcos Rampelotto United Nations, August 19 2011 Martial arts champion and actor Jet Li attended an event jointly organized by the Chinese Wushu Association and the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations (UN). Jet Li, who used to be the Goodwill Ambassador for the World Health Organization, had worked to [...]

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Goodwill Ambassador Jet Li – Photos

Europa Newswire Photo: Marcos Rampelotto United Nations, August 18 2011 With a theme “Peace, Friendship and Health”, featuring 80 performers from various countries (sponsored by the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations Chinese in cooperation with the International Wushu Foundation) The event open with brief remarks from a Representative of the People’s Republic [...]

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Sir Roger Moore 20th Anniversary

Europa Newswire Photo by Luiz Rampelotto United Nations, August 09 2011 Today  marks the 20th anniversary of Sir Roger Moore’s service as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and the popular British actor and humanitarian is going strong in his starring role as an advocate for the world’s most vulnerable children. “I’ve been an exceedingly lucky actor,” [...]

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Secretary-General Call President Assad of Syria

Europa Newswire UN Photo/Mark Garten New York, 6 August 2011 In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today, the Secretary-General  expressed his strong  concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence  and death toll in Syria over the past days. He reflected to the Syrian President the clear message sent [...]

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SG on Syrian Violation of Human Rights Laws

Europa Newswire United Nations, August 03 2011 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed support for a Security Council presidential statement condemning the widespread violation of human rights in Syrian and the use of force against civilians by the country’s security forces. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General: “The world has watched the deteriorating situation in Syria [...]

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Syria Human Rights Violations

Europa Newswire United Nations, August 03 2011 The UN Security Council today condemned the widespread violation of human rights in Syria and the use of force against civilians by the country’s security forces, calling for an end to the violence and urging all sides to act with restraint and refrain from reprisals, including attacks against [...]

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José Graziano da Silva the New Head of FAO

Europa Newswire United Nations – June 27 2011 A former Brazilian food security minister will be the first person from Latin America to head the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations agency leading international efforts in the fight against hunger. José Graziano da Silva, who has served as a senior regional official for [...]

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