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The Clinton Global Initiative is a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. To advance this mission, the Foundation launched it’s inaugural meeting in New York City.
Detailed
Report Below. With Pictures by Oyiza Adaba and John Oko Nyaku
President
Bill Clinton speaking at the event.
THE FOUNDATION and THE EVENT:
The William J. Clinton Foundation works principally through partnerships with like-minded individuals, organizations, corporations, and governments to develop new policies and programs in the following areas:
* Economic Empowerment
* Health Security with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS
* Rac ial, Ethnic and Religious Reconciliation
* Education, Leadership Development and Citizen Service
In the course of the 3-day event, President Clinton was able to secure 190 commitments from governments, individuals and corporations to the tune of $1.2Billion. Key among such commitments directly inpacting on the African continent was from the BBC World Service Trust. Along with other partner organizations, it formed The African Media Development Initiative with a goal of increasing free and independent media in Africa over a five-year period.
The event drew notable African leaders such as 2004 Nobel Peace Price Winner Wangari Matai, Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa & the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Other speakers include former Vice President Al Gore, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan & President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
To lea rn more about the works of the Foundation, please visit www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
- Oyiza Adaba, reporting
Oyiza
Adaba, Marshall Kaufman & Sarai Kachim
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Nestle
Nigeria presents an award in support of the Initiative
STRONG
LADIES (l-r): Sarai kachim, Wangari Matai, and Oyiza Adaba at the
event
Participants
at the event
Minister Isiah Balat, Oyiza Adaba, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur
and Sarai Kachim
President
Clinton with Oyiza Adaba at the event
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