Rotary, UN share common goals
Posted by Craig Clarke
on Nov 12, 2010
by Ryan Hyland Rotary International News
Past RI President Frank Devlyn and Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar addressed attendees on 6 November at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
More than 1,100 Rotarians, UN officials, and Rotary youth program participants attended Rotary UN-Day on 6 November.
Rotary, which has a 65-year history with the UN, holds the highest consultative status offered to any nongovernmental organization by the Economic and Social Council, which oversees many UN agencies.
During the opening panel, Mickey Chopra, chief of health and associate director of programs at UNICEF, commended Rotary for its ongoing collaboration to eradicate polio. Chopra said Rotary's partnership with UNICEF is the largest and most successful private-public partnership in global health.
Elizabeth Fordham, education adviser for UNESCO, discussed the improvements the UN has made in adult and youth literacy worldwide. Past RI President William B. "Bill" Boyd spoke about water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.
Nancy Binkin, UNICEF, spoke on the progress being made in increasing child survival and remaining challenges.
Rotary, which has a 65-year history with the UN, holds the highest consultative status offered to any nongovernmental organization by the Economic and Social Council, which oversees many UN agencies.
During the opening panel, Mickey Chopra, chief of health and associate director of programs at UNICEF, commended Rotary for its ongoing collaboration to eradicate polio. Chopra said Rotary's partnership with UNICEF is the largest and most successful private-public partnership in global health.
Elizabeth Fordham, education adviser for UNESCO, discussed the improvements the UN has made in adult and youth literacy worldwide. Past RI President William B. "Bill" Boyd spoke about water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.
Nancy Binkin, UNICEF, spoke on the progress being made in increasing child survival and remaining challenges.
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