Press Conference on MDG's Award Festival
Haya Rashed Al Khalifa (second from right), President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly, speaks at a press conference announcing the plans for a UN Millennium Developmetn Goals Award Festival, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Mission Statement
The International organization for South-South Cooperation” (IOSSC) is established to advance the implementation of the MDG through the sharing of best practices in the area of South-south and triangular cooperation by working closely with various stakeholders including public-private partnerships in developing and delivering programs specifically in the areas of Rural Development, Capacity Building, bridging the digital divide, transfer of technology ,renewable energy and culture and development.
- Ambassador of Qatar, His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser
- Professor Jeffrey Sachs via video
- Humanitad Ambassador, Actor and activist Armand Assante
- President of the General Assembly, Rev. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
- Dr. Kevin Cahill receives Lifetime Award for Humanitarian Achievement
- Njakatiana performs
- Ambassador Francis Lorenzo
- Keaton Simons performs "Masters of War"
- Alex Kogan performs with video
- Sol Guy and Band introductions
- Mick Hacknell of Simply Red performs "Come to My Aid"
- David Paich with Junior Fountain and God's Generation perform "Africa"
- UN MDG Awards Band
- Sol Guy presents the Millennium Development Goals Lifetime Achievement Award to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
- Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu accepts the MDG Lifetime Achievement Award
- Desmond Tutu sings "Sentimental Journey"
- Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, Amir Dossal, Ambassador Lorenzo, Sacha Stone and Michael Jacobson
- Macy Gray
- Macy Gray performs "I Try"
- K'naan performs "Wavin' Flag"
- Outro ("Africa")
