Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians goes on a UNICEF-led mission to Kenya. UNICEF supported schools for displaced children in remote villages and refugee camps offered the mission an opportunity to engage local authorities on important efforts to provide quality education and health care for vulnerable peoples. Her Majesty was accompanied by her daughter, Princess Elisabeth.
Read MoreHer Majesty Queen Mathilde of the Belgians inaugurated the new World Health Organization’s Special Initiative for Mental Health at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva on 20 May. The goal of the initiative, nicknamed “Time to Scale Up” is ensuring universal health coverage for mental health conditions in 12 priority countries to 100 million more people.
Read MoreGraça Machel and The Elders meet with Ethiopia’s State Minister of Health to learn about the country’s efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Ethiopia launched the Community Health Academy to help health workers use digital technology to improve health system capacity. The Elders will also be meeting with Ethiopia’s Minister for Peace to discuss sustainable solutions for forced displacement.
Read MoreNew SDG Advocate Marta Vieira da Silva is a world-renowned Brazilian soccer player. In this video she shares her experience entering a male-dominated sport and encourages women and girls to be strong and ambitious.
Read MoreEddie Ndopu went on mission with Humanity & Inclusion (HI) as their Global Ambassador for Inclusive Education. For him, it was about empowering young people to be the protagonists in their own stories. He asks the world to recognize that disability and possibility belong in the same sentence.
Read MoreOn 1 December 2018, SDG Advocates Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and Ambassador Dho Young-shim participated in the launch of the first women’s football league in the township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Global Goals World Cup.
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