Goodwill ambassador

Smile Train Celebrates Two Millionth Surgery at 25th Anniversary Gala

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Donnerstag, Mai 9, 2024
Maker, Personality, Goodwill ambassador, Courage, Multi, Woman, Dentistry, DJ Jazzy Jeff, ENT, Surgeon, Parent, Audiology, Smile, Bank of America, Life, Native, BIG, Lighting, Patient, Bank, Chanel Iman, Child, Cipriani S.A., Philosophy

NEW YORK, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, Smile Train, the world's largest cleft-focused organization, hosted their 25th anniversary gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The gala was a major milestone event, celebrating a quarter century of unwavering commitment to ensuring every person has access to high-quality comprehensive cleft care, as well as the organization's two millionth surgery.

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  • The gala was a major milestone event, celebrating a quarter century of unwavering commitment to ensuring every person has access to high-quality comprehensive cleft care, as well as the organization's two millionth surgery.
  • Susannah Schaefer, President and CEO of Smile Train, opened the momentous evening stating "Smile Train's impact has only grown.
  • Kimora Lee Simmons; Entrepreneur, creative director, and Smile Train Ambassador received the Goodwill Ambassador Award, presented to a member of Smile Train's family who selflessly and proudly advocates for their work.
  • "A child's smile is universal… I recently had the opportunity to visit Peru [with Smile Train].

ASIAN HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2024 INDUCTEES

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Mittwoch, Mai 1, 2024
Universe, Emerald, Education, International, Sport, Class, Hong Leong Group, Native, Roku, Earth, Wind & Fire, Washington Athletic Club, Miss Universe, Goodwill ambassador, Lifetime, Film industry

LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire -- Asian Hall of Fame unveiled 23 Inductees who will be memorialized in perpetuity during multicity events in 2024.

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire -- Asian Hall of Fame unveiled 23 Inductees who will be memorialized in perpetuity during multicity events in 2024.
  • For the first time, New York City will host the Centennial Medal for Lifetime Achievement honoring Connie Chung (Class of 2016).
  • Inductees are officially announced on May 1 at "Celebrate Asia Festival" that streams lives on Roku GAME.
  • Luminaries in technology, sports, arts and entertainment take the spotlight during an election year which excludes partisan officials from being inducted.

U.N. World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador, The Weeknd, to Help Provide 18 Million Loaves of Bread to Families in Gaza

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Montag, April 29, 2024
United Nations, Goodwill ambassador, Tesfaye, Flour, World Food Programme, Woman, Hunger, Partnership, WFP, U.N, Food, Fund, Bread, Famine

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador and multi-platinum global recording artist Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is allocating another $2 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward WFP's humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. This support will provide over 1,500 metric tons of fortified wheat flour, which can make over 18 million loaves of bread that can help feed more than 157,000 Palestinians for one month.

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  • This support will provide over 1,500 metric tons of fortified wheat flour, which can make over 18 million loaves of bread that can help feed more than 157,000 Palestinians for one month.
  • This funding builds on the original $2.5 million, equivalent to four million emergency meals, that Tesfaye directed to WFP's Gaza response in December 2023.
  • WFP is providing desperately needed food to over a million people across Gaza each month and is working to re-activate collapsed food systems.
  • Additionally, through the Fund, Tesfaye sent $2 million to support WFP's emergency food assistance for women and children in Ethiopia.

Craig David to headline Global Citizen Forum Charity Gala 2023, with Nile Rodgers to present Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award

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Montag, Dezember 4, 2023
UNICEF UK, Gemini, Organization, Goodwill ambassador, RAS, Daft Punk, Student, Soccer Aid, We Are Family Foundation, Movement, Butterfly effect, Cultural diversity, Russell Peters, Optimal Energy Joule, Summit, Partnership, Education, UNICEF, Global Citizen, Tuberculosis, Netflix, Nightclub, Tourism, Association football

Iconic musician/record producer Nile Rodgers will present the celebrated comedian Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award.

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  • Iconic musician/record producer Nile Rodgers will present the celebrated comedian Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award.
  • Craig David presents TS5 will be the headline performance at the Global Citizen Forum's charity gala.
  • Craig David, who has Afro-Grenadian and British heritage, is a true global citizen, having travelled all over the world throughout his phenomenal career.
  • The Global Citizen Forum Award is presented to individuals or organizations with an outstanding and consistent contribution to the global citizenship movement.

Craig David to headline Global Citizen Forum Charity Gala 2023, with Nile Rodgers to present Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award

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Montag, Dezember 4, 2023
UNICEF UK, Gemini, Organization, Goodwill ambassador, RAS, Daft Punk, Student, Soccer Aid, We Are Family Foundation, Movement, Butterfly effect, Cultural diversity, Russell Peters, Optimal Energy Joule, Summit, Partnership, Education, UNICEF, Global Citizen, Tuberculosis, Netflix, Nightclub, Tourism, Association football

Iconic musician/record producer Nile Rodgers will present the celebrated comedian Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award.

Key Points: 
  • Iconic musician/record producer Nile Rodgers will present the celebrated comedian Russell Peters with the Global Citizen Forum Award.
  • Craig David presents TS5 will be the headline performance at the Global Citizen Forum's charity gala.
  • Craig David, who has Afro-Grenadian and British heritage, is a true global citizen, having travelled all over the world throughout his phenomenal career.
  • The Global Citizen Forum Award is presented to individuals or organizations with an outstanding and consistent contribution to the global citizenship movement.

United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye to provide four million meals to support emergency humanitarian efforts in Gaza

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Freitag, Dezember 1, 2023
Woman, World Food Programme, UN, Goodwill ambassador, Food, WFP, U.N, Tesfaye, The Weeknd, Partnership, Starvation, Leg, Hunger, United Nations, Pharmaceutical industry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador and multi-platinum global recording artist Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is directing $2.5 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward WFP's humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. This donation, which equates to four million emergency meals, will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that could feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador and multi-platinum global recording artist Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is directing $2.5 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward WFP's humanitarian response efforts in Gaza.
  • This donation, which equates to four million emergency meals, will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that could feed more than 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks.
  • During the recent humanitarian pause in fighting, WFP has reached more than 121,000 people, including in hard-to-reach areas previously inaccessible within Gaza.
  • WFP continues to move as many trucks as possible full of food and aid into Gaza daily during the humanitarian pause.

HKUST Holds 31st Congregation Conferring Honorary Doctoral Degrees on Six Distinguished Leaders

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Freitag, November 17, 2023
Securities and Futures Commission, Embrace, Goodwill ambassador, Stock exchange, Computer engineering, Princeton University, Birth, Breakthrough Prize, Counsel, Advisory board, Address, Embryo, United Nations, School, Organization, Security (finance), Engineering education, Alzheimer's disease, Humanities, Teaching, HKUST, Electronic, Biomarker, Senior counsel, University Grants Committee, Astronomy, GBM, Artificial intelligence, Student, Full, University, Education, Genetics, Research, Creativity, Intellectual property, Sustainable Development Goals, Antiquities Advisory Board, GBS, Engineering, Human, Cancer, Intelligence cycle, Honorary degree, Turing Award, Management, Film industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Physiology, Hong Kong, Medicine

The event witnessed the conferral of Honorary Doctorates upon six prominent academics and community leaders by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, in acknowledgment of their remarkable accomplishments and impactful contributions.

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  • The event witnessed the conferral of Honorary Doctorates upon six prominent academics and community leaders by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, in acknowledgment of their remarkable accomplishments and impactful contributions.
  • Also joining the ceremony as officiants were HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry SHUM, HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP and other members of the senior management team.
  • "HKUST has provided you with a world-class education and nurtured values such as integrity, compassion, and a commitment to excellence.
  • The 31st Congregation conferred 2,472 bachelor's degrees, 3,394 master's degrees, and 354 doctoral degrees, expanding the HKUST alumni community to over 99,000 members.

HKUST Holds 31st Congregation Conferring Honorary Doctoral Degrees on Six Distinguished Leaders

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Freitag, November 17, 2023
Securities and Futures Commission, Embrace, Goodwill ambassador, Stock exchange, Computer engineering, Princeton University, Birth, Breakthrough Prize, Counsel, Advisory board, Address, Embryo, United Nations, School, Organization, Security (finance), Engineering education, Alzheimer's disease, Humanities, Teaching, HKUST, Electronic, Biomarker, Senior counsel, University Grants Committee, Astronomy, GBM, Artificial intelligence, Student, Full, University, Education, Genetics, Research, Creativity, Intellectual property, Sustainable Development Goals, Antiquities Advisory Board, GBS, Engineering, Human, Cancer, Intelligence cycle, Honorary degree, Turing Award, Management, Film industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Physiology, Hong Kong, Medicine

The event witnessed the conferral of Honorary Doctorates upon six prominent academics and community leaders by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, in acknowledgment of their remarkable accomplishments and impactful contributions.

Key Points: 
  • The event witnessed the conferral of Honorary Doctorates upon six prominent academics and community leaders by HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr. John CHAN Cho-Chak, in acknowledgment of their remarkable accomplishments and impactful contributions.
  • Also joining the ceremony as officiants were HKUST Council Chairman Prof. Harry SHUM, HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP and other members of the senior management team.
  • "HKUST has provided you with a world-class education and nurtured values such as integrity, compassion, and a commitment to excellence.
  • The 31st Congregation conferred 2,472 bachelor's degrees, 3,394 master's degrees, and 354 doctoral degrees, expanding the HKUST alumni community to over 99,000 members.

IFAD launches A New Day film, highlighting transformative power of investments in small-scale farmers who feed the world, ahead of Global Financing Pact talks in Paris

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Montag, Juni 12, 2023
Poverty, Food, Goodwill ambassador, Investment, Farmer, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Feeling Good, Agriculture, Multimedia, Drought, Organization, Climate change, Developed country, UN, Thermal expansion, Hunger, Environment, Summit, Renewable energy

"Investments in rural areas and agriculture can lift millions of small-scale farming families out of hunger and poverty.

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  • "Investments in rural areas and agriculture can lift millions of small-scale farming families out of hunger and poverty.
  • A new day is possible," said Hélène Papper, Director, Global Communications and Advocacy, IFAD.
  • Both Sabrina and Idris Elba are UN Goodwill Ambassadors for IFAD.
  • "We need to call on our leaders to invest more in organizations like IFAD that provides long-term solutions and brings change."

Hong Kong Ambassadors Club Set to Revitalise Hong Kong for Greater Business Success with Seasoned Team Connecting to Top Global Investors

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Donnerstag, März 23, 2023
HKAC, InvestHK, British Consulate-General, Boston, Season, FSDC, Maurice, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Travel, Financial Secretary (Hong Kong), Goodwill ambassador, GBM, JP, Financial services, Friends, HKSAR, Legislative council, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Youth Development Commission, HKSAR Government, Fintech, United States Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Philippines, Government, Treasury, Investment center, Partner, Philippine Trade Training Center, GBS, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, Executive Council, Entrepreneurship, Commercial, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, Executive Council of Hong Kong, Council, United Arab Emirates, GOGOX, Airline, Film industry, Club

The HKAC is set to be a facilitator and promoter of Hong Kong by collaborating with global investors and the international business community to host influential events as well as being a bridge between private and public sectors.

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  • The HKAC is set to be a facilitator and promoter of Hong Kong by collaborating with global investors and the international business community to host influential events as well as being a bridge between private and public sectors.
  • The HKAC aims to connect further ecosystems in strategic global regions such as the Middle East and South East Asia and build stronger economic and investment partnerships for the business network and friends towards Hong Kong.
  • Hence, the Club bears a crucial role and responsibility for fostering friendlier business cultures, shared values and the city's image."
  • We will also inaugurate honorary Goodwill Ambassadors with top business leaders and public figures around the world with outstanding merits in different areas to promote Hong Kong."