UN SDG Action Campaign visits Lehigh University
In April 2016, the SDG Action Campaign visited the Lehigh Global Union Program, coordinated by Director Bill Hunter, to kick off a closer relationship. Lehigh University is an accredited partner of the UN, the sixth university in the world to gain official recognition as a non-governmental organization by the UN Department of Public Information. The […]
SDG Action Campaign at the CTAUN Conference 2016: How to tie Education & Action for Achieving the SDGs
Written by Di Cao On January 22nd, over 500 educators and students from around the world participated in the Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) 2016 annual conference to learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDG Action Campaign was invited to showcase Humans of MY World data and stories, the World […]
Nosotros las y los jaliscienses: Celebramos 400 mil voces
Por Karol Alejandra Arámbula Carrillo, Coordinación General de Operación MI JALISCO En septiembre de 2014, Corporativa de Fundaciones, A.C. y la Campaña de Acción para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (previamente Campaña del Milenio de las Naciones Unidas) firmaron una Carta de Entendimiento en el marco de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas con […]
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 […]