Held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York last September, the annual MDG Awards support and raise awareness of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The New York-based ceremony provides a high profile platform to honour and celebrate exemplary efforts by select national governments and civil society stakeholders in contributing toward the achievement of the MDG goals. 2010 MDG Awards gave awards in the following categories: Government, Lifetime Achievement, Recognition for Outstanding Youth Leadership, Stand Up Mobilization. Six countries, three from Africa and three from Asia received the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Awards for their significant achievements towards attaining the goal.
As a consultant for the MDG Awards Committee, my task included delivering invitations to Under Secretary Generals, Ass. Secretary Generals & Directors of UN Agencies and recruiting, trained and supervised over 80 volunteers in an event that honored and included in attendance heads of states, directors of UN agencies, and top global diplomats.
Working for the MDG Awards Committee was an unforgettable experience. I am thankful for all the amazing people I had met due to this experience, especially those in the MDG Awards Committee, namely Heidi Walters and Micheal Jacobson, the South-South News staff, to name a few, Ambassador Lorenzo, Mildred Espinoza, Fabio Dillman, Emily Castro, Johanna Sanchez, Miles Ravitz, Afaf Konja, Raymond Bishir, Dilshad Deyani, Eric Dales and the amazing volunteers (you know who you are). The collaborative team effort was a result of many sleepless nights and endless weeks of hard work. It was an honor to have had the opportunity to work for an event of this magnitude.
As a consultant for the MDG Awards Committee, my task included delivering invitations to Under Secretary Generals, Ass. Secretary Generals & Directors of UN Agencies and recruiting, trained and supervised over 80 volunteers in an event that honored and included in attendance heads of states, directors of UN agencies, and top global diplomats.
