Jagriti Yatra 2015 – Train ride for a better world
Written by Sailesh Singhal Ever wonder what can happen on an epic train ride across India to talk about the SDGs? Here’s your answer! I was a part of a Jagriti Yatra journey with 449 other young people to 12 destinations in India to share news on the SDGs and the World We Want. A Yatra […]
38.000 Peruanos y Peruanas fueron parte en la creación de la agenda post-2015
De la oficina de la Vicepresidencia de la Repúlica de Perú 3.000 MIL PERUANAS Y PERUANOS FUERON PARTE EN LA CREACIÓN DE LA AGENDA PARA EL DESARROLLO PARA DESPUÉS DEL 2015 A través de la encuesta “MY World”, los peruanos y peruanas tuvieron una voz ante Naciones Unidas y los líderes mundiales, durante las negociaciones […]
Happy Holidays & See You in 2016!
We did it! Thanks to your outstanding contribution to the MY World survey, almost 10 million people from 194 countries had a say in the political deliberations that led to the historic adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by all the UN Member States in New York on September 25th, 2015. In the words […]
Millennium Campaign Hosts Screening of Clouds Over Sidra for Woodside Intermediate School 125 in Queens
On 12 November Date, the UNMC and UN Visitors Center co-hosted a special workshop on refugees with eighth graders from the Woodside Intermediate School 125. Following a screening of Clouds Over Sidra, three young refugees in various statuses in their legal application processes spoke to the students about their personal experiences. The workshop was a part of the Teen Thursdays Program, a collaboration […]
Data and Development – A Conversation with Peoples’ Voices Challenge Winner, Popily
Throughout the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the UN Millennium Campaign had the pleasure of hosting the Peoples’ Voices Challenge Award Ceremony at the We the Peoples Hub. The Peoples’ Voices Challenge Awards is a celebration of the work of the hundreds of partners at the United Nations who gave voice to those who don’t […]
Bógóta, Colombia- Las VOCES de la Juventud: 15.000 voces por el Liderazgo y Partición Juvenil
Las VOCES de la Juventud: 15.000 voces por el Liderazgo y Partición Juvenil fue liderado por la Secretaría de Educación de la Ciudad de Bogotá, en cabeza del Sr. Óscar Sánchez, Secretario de Educación del Distrito y un grupo de jóvenes de diferentes organizaciones sociales, denominado equipo motor, con el apoyo del PNUD en […]
We the People’s Hub China Moment
By Di Cao-Youth Advocate of UN Millennium Campaign During the 70th UN General Assembly, the UN Millennium Campaign (UNMC) together with our important partners from Chinese civil society organized a series of events to further engage Chinese NGOs in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With one-fifth of the world’s population, China has […]
Citizens Around the Globe to Celebrate International Volunteer Day by Rallying to Support the Sustainable Development Goals on 5 December
On Saturday, 5 December 2015, people around the globe will celebrate International Volunteer Day by rallying to support the world’s new Sustainable Development Goals, through initiatives ranging from a massive group hug in Brazil to an online selfie campaign. The Sustainable Development Goals, which were adopted by the General Assembly in September, aim to end […]
Google Cardboard Distributed to General Assembly during Refugee Meeting
On Thursday November 19th, the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) partnered with the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly to make Virtual Reality available to the entire General Assembly via google cardboard. This effort brought the voice of a Syrian refugee straight to decision makers and marks the first time the UN […]
Celebrating 1.6 Million MY World Votes from Mexico City
By Di Cao – Global Youth Advocate at the UN Millennium Campaign Answering the United Nations Secretary-General’s call, MY World was developed with one clear goal in mind —to reach out to people all over the world— and ask them: “What would make your life better?” As an integral part of the UN’s “global conversation” initiative, […]