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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Visually explore MY World data with Popily
Humans of the world can now visually explore the data from the MY World global survey in new ways. Popily – a data science and visualization company — has uploaded the open data from the survey onto their site, allowing users to further investigate, discuss and understand the survey via thousands of data visualizations. The […]
IMAGINE a World Where Every Voice Counts – Celebrating 7 Million Voices
12 December 2015, NEW YORK “Let’s stand for the world as it SHOULD be. That’s what the 7 Million Voices are telling us” – Deputy UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson Last week, the MY World global survey achieved its 2014 goal of reaching 7 MILLION people around the world! Thanks to the dedication and hard work […]
MY World reaches 5 MILLION votes – The Celebration!
September 25, 2014, NEW YORK Blog by Caya Johnson, Global Youth Advocate THANKS A (FIVE) MILLION TO ALL MY WORLD PARTNERS! If you were unable to attend, please enjoy the web-stream and picture album of the celebration The evening of 25th of September during the UN General Assembly week brought together MY World friends from far […]
#REF4Women: Advocating for Women in Development through MY World 2015
By Karol Alejandra Arámbula Carrillo, Youth Advocate for MY World 2015 The Red Elephant Foundation (REF) is an initiative built on the groundings of story-telling, civilian peace-building and activism for gender sensitivity. We recognize the many different challenges women and girls continue to face in today’s world. As such, we look forward to strengthen our […]
“Have Your Say at the United Nations” Campaign continues to ensure Thai voices are heard
Text adapted from the original Press release by Supavadee Pink Chotikajan, UN Thailand Since the launch of the 2013 MY World campaign entitled “Mark a Difference,” over 70,000 people in Thailand have participated in MY World survey. Thailand is among the top 10 countries with the most votes collected in the MY World Survey. This is a […]
First Offline Mobilisation in China: 3,000 Factory Workers Vote For a Better World
July 20, 2014 By Alice Chen, MY World Communications Team Over 3,000 factory workers from rural Shanxi Province voted for a better world through the MY World Global survey. When the factory manager heard about the United Nations MY World survey through relatives who lived abroad, she became curious and searched online to learn more […]
YOUTHFIM Aims to collect 100,000 Votes in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Benjamin Buyemere, Youthfim Program Coordinator. With a profound desire to allow participation and also to make the global campaign “MY World” well known for a large group people, youth gathered in the Youth Forum on ICPD and MDGs, “YOUTHFIM” have set the target of reaching more disadvantaged people, by meeting them in public markets, in […]