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 […]
People’s Voices & UNSG Post-2015 Agenda Synthesis Report: add your comments through UNNGLS
4 December 2014 NEW YORK – The UN Secretary-General released the post-2015 Synthesis Report, in an Informal Briefing to the General Assembly. The unedited version is available online here in English only. It will be available in all official languages at the end of this month. Article 37 mentioned MY World and the World We Want as […]
Pakistani Youth Commit One Million Votes During Visit from UNSG’s Envoy on Youth
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 – Islamabad Over 300 young Pakistani youth representatives from all over Pakistan gathered on Tuesday at a youth forum to meet and launch the My World Survey with the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi. Young boys and girls from different social backgrounds interacted with the Youth Envoy and shared […]
Collecting Offline Votes in Makoko, Nigeria
This is a guest Blog written by: Francis C. Anyaegbu, Africa Region Representative, UN-HABITAT Youth Advisory Board. Follow him on Twitter: @francisanyaegbu During the 5-11 May MY World Global Week of Action, UNHABITAT, Youth Pioneers For Development, and various Youth Groups teamed up to collect votes in Makoko, a slum in Lagos, Nigeria. We decided to adopt the three suggestions […]
Decision makers and influencers present findings and show support for MY World and World We Want Platforms
NEW YORK (5 Mar 2014)- The United Nations Post-2015 One Secretariat highlighted progress and emerging findings from the UN Millennium Development Campaign’s newest platforms to capture citizen’s voices, priorities and views to inform the post-2015 agenda: The MY World survey, and The World We Want, during a side session of the Ninth Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable […]
United for MY World during the General Assembly
The night of September 25, 2013 was a remarkable time for MY World. Even though it was held during the week of General Assembly, the busiest time of the United Nations, our partner recognition event was greeted with overwhelmingly interests and engagement. The crowd drew to the exhibition space in UNICEF House, New York, where […]
Bringing the People of India into the Global Conversation
Press release “I am thrilled that by making a simple phone call people can take a virtual seat at the UN to participate in a global conversation on the roadmap for the future” – Ms Priyanka Chopra Mumbai, 27 May 2013 – The United Nations has invited citizens from around the world to vote on […]
Director of UN Millennium Campaign arrives in Brazil for official visit and dialogue with civil society organisations
Rio de Janeiro, April 1st 2013 – The Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Ms. Corinne Woods, arrives in Brazil tomorrow for an official visit aimed at strengthening collaboration with the Brazilian Government and civil society organizations in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. During her stay in the country, between April 2nd […]
The UN engages Mexican citizens to take part in shaping the future global development agenda
PRESS RELEASE Mexico City– The United Nations represented by Ms. Helen Clark, the Senate of Mexico, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Santa Fe and AXIOS-Mision Mujer, A.C., invite Mexican citizens to participate in setting the world’s future development agenda by voting in an innovative survey known as MY World, the United Nations global survey for a […]
Vote for Your World in 2015 – Now!
Sometimes a simple action can capture a moment of change, can sum up all the words, charts and PowerPoint slides that we churn out from day to day. All the hopes and aspirations we place into the idea of empowerment and equality. This particular action was in a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh […]