The successful negotiations for the Americans' freedom brought Biden profuse thanks from their families but heat from Republican presidential rivals and other opponents for the monetary arrangement with one of America's top adversaries. The campaign can be viewed at For Media Inquiries:Īddress: United Nations Headquarters, Visitor Lobby.DOHA, Qatar - Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets owed by a third country, South Korea. The immersive experience also fills a critical need by serving as a meeting point between policy makers and the people, which is often missing. More than three billion people live in places that are very vulnerable to the climate crisis, with lower income countries being disproportionately affected. The 'Dear World Leaders' exhibition brings the human face and individual stories of these billions to the foreground as a powerful testament to the urgent need for action. Dear World Leaders was voted the ‘People’s Voice Winner’ in the Activism category at last year’s Webby Awards the leading international award honoring excellence on the internet. Launched in 2021 at COP26, Dear World Leaders has been providing a platform to people from all over the world to tell decision makers what’s at stake, their lived experience, and the adverse impacts of climate change in their daily lives. With hundreds of submissions worldwide, the campaign has sparked a global conversation on climate change in the lead up to COP26 in United Kingdom and at COP27 in Egypt. The campaign also features influential voices such as scientist Lucky Tran from the United States, actor Bhumi Pendekar from India, Miss Viet Nam, Danish actor and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. UNDP is pleased to bring their voices to New York as a powerful call for world leaders to take bold, urgent climate action.”ĭear World Leaders, a Webby-award winning campaign by UNDP, has earned significant attention. This means listening and supporting people from across the globe, particularly those on the frontlines and those most underrepresented. "To effectively tackle the climate crisis, we need everyone. Approximately a quarter of the videos are from the African continent.Ĭassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at UNDP, emphasized the importance of inclusivity in enacting climate action. There are messages of anxiety, anger, frustration, and fear, but also messages of hope, and, most importantly, calls for action in this living archive. The exhibition features first person messages from over 100 countries and provides world leaders with a unique opportunity to hear firsthand the voices of those most affected by climate change. The video messages reveal the direct impacts of climate change on people's lives and their desire to see real change enacted by governments.
The exhibition is located in the visitor lobby of the building, where world leaders from the 193 UN Member States will walk through on their way to the 78 th General Assembly on September 18-19. New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a compelling exhibition titled "Dear World Leaders" at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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