Ban Ki-moon, United Nation (UN) secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has announced the appointment of Lionel Messi, Shakira and a group of eminent persons to assist in the campaign to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The multi award-winning footballer joins 16 others in promoting the 17 SDGs aimed at ending poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while leaving no one behind.
“The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people,” said Ki-moon.
“They are a to-do list for people and planet, and a blueprint for success.”
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The diverse group of advocates will engage with partners from civil society, academia, parliaments, and the private sector to develop new and ground-breaking ideas and ways to promote SDG implementation.
The group includes heads of state and government, business and political leaders and prominent academia, as well as artists who have shown outstanding leadership in their field.
John Mahama, Ghanaian president and Norwegian prime minister, Erna Solberg will co-chair the group of SDG Advocates.
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The other advocates are:
- Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Richard Curtis, Screenwriter, Producer and Film Director
- Dho Young-Shim, Chairperson, United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty Foundation
- Leymah Gbowee, Director, Gbowee Peace Foundation
- Jack Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
- Graça Machel, President, Foundation for Community Development
- Leo Messi, World Renowned Footballer, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
- Alaa Murabit, Founder, The Voice of Libyan Women
- Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
- Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Colombia University
- Shakira Mebarak, Artist, Advocate and Founder, Pies Descalzos Foundation, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation
- Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank
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