GEM Day at the United Nations

Monday, February 6
United Nations, NY
10:00 AM-4:00 PM

 Water: Achieving The Millennium Development Goals:

Myth or Reality?

Meet us at the United Nations to:

- better understand the role of the United Nations in an interdependent world
- become more aware of the Millennium Development Goals
- discuss with UN personnel your thoughts about the future
- tour the United Nations

Number of Participants: Maximum 400 Students

Purpose:

• to become more aware of the importance of the United Nations
• to see the interconnectedness of the Millennium Development Goals
• meet and interact with students from other schools
• hear speakers who have been working on the achievement of the MDGs.
• become proactive with respect to finding long-term solutions to global problems

This conference is open to students between grades 8 – 12. Student groups must be accompanied by a teacher/ chaperone. Schools provide their own transportation to the United Nations.

Itinerary

 9:30AM  Arrival at United Nations

  9:45AM  Tour of United Nations

 11:00AM  Lunch

 1:15PM - 2:30PM Panel Discussion on Millennium Development Goals  

Facilitator: Wayne Jacoby, GEM

Panelists:

The MDGs…How Important Are They?............... Demetrios Argyriades, UN Special Envoy

Voices Against Poverty ................................. Amil Husain, UN Millennium Campaign

The MDGs: An African Perspective  ................ Michael Kuch, GEM

Sustaining our Environment ........................... James Sniffen, UN Environment Program

3:00PM  Depart UN

Cost: $15 per student

Global Education Motivators (GEM)
Chestnut Hill College
9601 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
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