c’est une plaïade de stars qui ont participé à la campagne en ligne de l’ONU : « Objectifs du millénaire, c’est possible. »
avec Mia Farrow, Antonio Banderas, Zinedine Zidane, Annie Lennox qui ont d’ailleurs étés remerciés par le secrétaire général, M. Ban Ki-moon : « Je remercie ces personalités remarquables pour s’être jointes à la campagne et promouvoir la réalisation des OMD », a dit le Secrétaire général. « Leurs noms sont connus par tous et ils portent le message de solidarité et justice mondiales à tous, dans toutes les communautés, partout dans le monde. »

mais c’est surtout les personnalités qui constituent le bureau qui sont à noter

 Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, founder of the Grameen Bank
Focus on MDG 8 (global partnership for development)
Michelle Bachelet (Chile)
Former President
Focus on MDG 3 (gender equality and the empowerment of women)
Wang Yingfan (China)
Vice-Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Chinese National People’s Congress (2003-2008)
Focus on MDG 1 (extreme poverty and hunger)
Stine Bosse (Denmark)
CEO of TrygVesta Group, Chairman of Børnefonden (The Childrens’ Fund)
Focus on MDG 3 (gender equality and the empowerment of women)
Philippe Douste-Blazy (France)
UN Special Advisor on innovative financing for development
Focus on MDGs 4, 5, 6 and 8 (child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other
diseases, and global partnership for development)
Mukesh D. Ambani (India)
Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries
Focus on MDG 8 (global partnership for development)
Hiromasa Yonekura (Japan)
Chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
Focus on MDG 6 (HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases)
Wangari Maathai (Kenya)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, environmental and political activist
Focus on MDG 7 (environmental sustainability)
Dho Young-Shim (Republic of Korea)
Chairperson of the UN World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism
for Eliminating Poverty (ST-EP) Foundation
Focus on MDG 2 (universal primary education)
Julio Frenk (Mexico)
Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, former Minister of Health
Focus on MDGs 4, 5, 6 and 8 (child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases)
Akin Adesina (Nigeria)
Vice President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Focus on MDG 1 (extreme poverty and hunger)
HHS Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser (Qatar)
First Lady, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Focus on MDG 2 (universal primary education)
Graça Machel (South Africa / Mozambique)
Former First Lady, advocate for women’s and children’s rights
Focus on MDG 3 (gender equality and the empowerment of women)
Jan Eliasson (Sweden)
Chair of WaterAid Sweden, Former President of the UN General Assembly
Focus on MDGs 7 and 8 (environmental sustainability and global partnership for development)
Bob Geldof (United Kingdom)
Singer, songwriter, political activist
Focus on all MDGs
Ray Chambers (United States)
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria
Focus on MDGs 4, 5, 6 (child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases)
Bill Gates (United States)
Philanthropist, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chairman of Microsoft Corp.
Focus on MDGs 1, 4, 5, 6 (extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria
and other diseases)
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs (United States)
UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the MDGs
Focus on all MDGs
Ted Turner (United States)
Philanthropist, Chairman, UN Foundation
Focus on all MDGs
Issued by the UN Department of Public Information – July 2010
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