NEW
YORK, United States of America , January 21, 2020, -/African Media Agency
(AMA)/- January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative - the largest,
most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building a
better future for all. The initiative will see the UN spark dialogues
throughout 2020 in diverse settings across the world.
In a ‘global reality check’, four innovative
data streams will build the first ever repository of crowd-sourced solutions to
major global challenges.
The UN75 dialogues together with a ‘One-minute
Survey’ that anyone can take, opinion polling in 50 countries and artificial intelligence
sentiment analysis of traditional and social media in 70 countries, would
generate compelling data to inform national and international policies and
debate.
In calling for participation, the
Secretary-General said:
“No
country, no community, is able to solve the complex problems of our world
alone. We need to come together, not only to talk, but to listen. It is
absolutely essential that you all join the conversation. We need your opinion,
your strategies and your ideas for us to be able to deliver better for the
people of the world that we must serve.”
Intended to engage constituencies across
borders, sectors and generations, the UN75 team is collaborating with a wide
multi-sector network, including the UN Resident Coordinators, for a diverse and
global reach, and for dialogues to be convened in every country of the world.
In
a global listening exercise, with an emphasis on youth and groups not already
engaged with the UN, the UN75 initiative aims to better understand expectations
of international cooperation in light of pressing global challenges.
The views and ideas that are generated will be
presented, by the Secretary-General, to world leaders and senior UN officials
on September 21, 2020, at a high-level event to mark the 75th anniversary.
To inspire and inform the dialogues, the UN is
also partnering with Vox Media’s brand studio, Vox Creative to create a video
informed by interviews with 38 people from around the world, sharing their
experiences and opinions related to important global issues, to be launched
January 6, 2020.
