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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Social Good Summit begins in Pakistan
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Social Good Summit opened in Pakistan on Tuesday with the theme 2030 Now – how will the world look in 2030 and how can we shape it to improve the lives of those most in need?
The summit was organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan.
The capacity crowd heard panel discussions from a host of dynamic speakers, including Ms Saima Mohsin, CNN correspondent, Umar Saif, vice chancellor ITU & chairman of the Punjab IT Board, Saad Hamid, TEDx Curator Islamabad and Global Shaper at World Economic Forum, Abrar Mir, executive vice president and group head Branchless and Marc-André Franche, country director, UNDP in Pakistan.
The conversation was facilitated by Raza Rumi, editor of Friday Times and executive director of Justice Network.
Nicholas Rosellini, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP gave the keynote address.
This summit was streamed live from Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York. This annual summit is the only space during UN Week that gives anyone, anywhere, a seat at the table. Held during the UN General Assembly annual meeting week, the summit held various conversations with participants to share solutions, ideas and innovations with a central look at what needs to be done now to pave the way for a better world in 2030.
Marc-André Franche said, “In the last decade we have witnessed the explosive growth of new media and technology particularly mobile technologies and social networks. These have enabled the United Nations to initiate an unprecedented global conversation on development issues for the coming decades.”
Last year UNDP hosted more than 40 Social Good Summit meet-ups in countries across the globe. Building on last year’s success, 55 UNDP country offices around the world are hosting local conversations, bringing together governments, local leaders, NGO organisers, civil society, entrepreneurs, UN officials and many more. The Social Good Summit is proving to become the largest conversation in the world, calling for new innovative ideas to help improve the lives of those in need.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk
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