Archive for the 'MDG's' Category
Gates Pledges $306 Million, Calls for “Creative Capitalism”
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Africa, Davos, MDG's
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Bill Gates is stepping up, again. Now he is taking aim at helping impverished nations increase the agricultural production, by providing $306 million in grant money. He announced his plan at his speech today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Increased food production and crop yields have been identified as a critical compenent by the UN’s […]
My Man Jay-Z
Posted on November 25, 2007 - Filed Under MDG's, UN
Rapper Jay-Z recently produced multimedia campaign called “Water for Life” which highlights the worsening water and sanitation crisis in impoverished nations. campaign which he developed with the United Nations. Ending such conditions is part of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was delighted by Jay-Z’s advocacy. In a prepared […]