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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed the World Cup-winning Spanish football goalkeeper Iker Casillas as a Goodwill Ambassador

01/27/2011

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PHOTOS : Action Press/Virot The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today appointed the World Cup-winning Spanish football goalkeeper Iker Casillas as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this role, he will focus on issues affecting young people in developing countries, promoting poverty reduction, education and health. “We are thrilled to have Iker Casillas working with us to help countries reach the MDGs and defeat poverty,” said UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan after presenting Casillas with…

Interview with Steve Killelea: Philanthropist and founder of the Global Peace Index

01/04/2011

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Interview with Steve Killelea: Philanthropist and founder of the Global Peace Index Steve Killelea is a successful Australian businessman, a former avid surfer. Today, he has become one of Australia’s most important philanthropist. He is an inventor and a genuine man of peace involved in many different projects. We had the chance to meet him in New York where he was presenting one of his most recent projects, “Soldiers of Peace”, a documentary film about the importance of peace….