Rome, November 4, 2010: The UN Millennium Campaign, together with the UNDP Brussels Liaison Office, successfully launched the Executive Summary (in Italian) of the UNDP 2010 Human Development Report, “ The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development” in Italy.
Romans Make Noise for MDGs
Under the title “Beep Beep, Time to Remember” the UN Millennium Campaign in Italy, together with the European Institute of Design and Amnesty International-Italy, organized a flashmob for the fifth edition of “Stand Up, Take Action” in Italy.
Piazza S. Maria in Trastevere, one of the most famous squares in downtown Rome, was the location of a colorful and noisy flashmob that took place on Saturday. At 7 p.m. sharp, volunteers invited all of the people gathered in the square to sound their alarm clocks, mobile phones and whatever they brought to make noise for one minute.
October 17, 2010- The UN Millennium Campaign Europe and the 1 Billion Hungry Campaign joined forces today to make noise for the Millennium Development Goals. About 150 people gathered outside of FAO headquarters in Rome were welcomed by the beautiful notes of violinist Anyla Kraja. In his opening speech, FAO Deputy Director-General Operations Changchui He underlined the important role of the two campaigns working towards one single goal: ending hunger and poverty. Following his speech, an ensemble of different sounds were created to replicate that of the heartbeat.
Rome, July 7, 2009: On the eve of the G-8 Summit, the United Nations Millennium Campaign and Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) in Italy organized a stunt in Piazza del Popolo in Rome in order to grab the attention of G-8 leaders. The stunt was part of the “Press the 8” campaign which encourages citizens to pressure G-8 leaders to deliver on their promises at this week’s summit.
Rome, June 12, 2009: On the occasion of the G-8 Development Minister’s Meeting that took place at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on June 11-12, GCAP Italy organized a stunt in Piazza del Popolo in order to grab the attention of G-8 leaders. A huge weight with the word “crisis” crushed southern poor people while representations of G-8 leaders remained indifferent and kept on drinking coffee and reading the newspaper. The stunt occurred as development ministers met to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on developing countries and sustainable development.
Rome, May 29, 2009: The award ceremony for the creative competition “Little authors of great thoughts: G-8 children write to the big leaders” today took place at Villa Wolkonsky, residence of the British Ambassador in Italy, in the presence of British Ambassador Edward Chaplin, actor Colin Firth, Italian Millennium Campaign Coordinator Marta Guglielmetti and Tavola della Pace Coordinator Flavio Lotti. Even the President of the Republic of Italy sent a message to the young authors.
Rome, May 4-5, 2009: The City of Rome today hosted 260 delegates from over 40 countries at the Civil G-8, the forum where representatives of civil society and the most industrialized countries have gathered to tackle some of the most important issues on the agenda for the upcoming G-8 summit. Issues on the agenda include global governance, climate change and the environment, funding for development, health, education, employment, gender equality and the fight against poverty.
