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    South-South Awards Honor Global Governance Leaders

    South-South Awards Honor Global Governance Leaders

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    The 2013 South-South Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, September 22 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The awards recognize governments and private and public sector leaders who have made significant contributions to sustainable development. This year’s Global Governance Leadership award recipients included:
    Her Excellency Laura
    Chinchilla Miranda, President of Costa Rica
    His Royal Highness Khalifa bin Salman Al- Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
    His Excellency Josaia Voreqe
    Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji
    The Global Governance Leadership Awards are presented to individuals who have made distinctive contributions to sustainable development, the youth, e-governance, and information and communications technology. Other award recipients this year included:
    His Excellency Nelson
    Mandela, Madame Graça Machel
    Mr. David Paich.
    The ceremony was hosted by Erin Brady, Miss USA 2013 and entertainment provided by world music icons Les Nubians, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and Robin DiMaggio and the Posse 2.0, the Arsenio Hall House Band. Noami Campbell, supermodel, was on hand to support the cause.

    Exclusive Interview with the Honorable Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President of Guyana – New York

    Exclusive Interview with the Honorable Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President of Guyana – New York

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    Bharrat Jagdeo (born January 23, 1964) is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from August 11, 1999, to December 3, 2011. He holds a number of global leadership positions in the areas of sustainable development, green growth and climate change.

    Prior to his presidency, he was Minister of Finance and became President after Janet Jagan resigned for health reasons. Subsequently he won two elections, in 2001 and 2006. He was the first President of Guyana to relinquish office in accordance with term limits he signed into the Guyanese Constitution. Jagdeo was born in Unity Village on the East Coast of Demerara.

    President Jagdeo was elected as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in September, 2005. He occupied this position until September 2006.

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) identified Jagdeo as one of their inaugural Young Global Leaders in 2006.

    Time Magazine named Jagdeo as one of their “Heroes of the Environment” in 2008, and he was awarded the United Nations “Champion of the Earth” award in 2010.

    Elizabeth Yeampierre Executive Director of UPROSE Presentation at 25 CPW- 2016

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    BY Lidia Evita Staff Writer for World Liberty TV  Incorporated in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community based organization. Today, UPROSE is an intergenerational,multi-racial, nationally-recognized community organization that promotes the sustainability and resiliency of the Sunset Park community in Brooklyn through community organizing, education, leadership development...
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