United Nations Secretary-General
To galvanize support for the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in June 2010 established an Advocacy Group of eminent personalities who have shown outstanding leadership in promoting the implementation of the Goals -- in such fields as education, food security, health, environment, and the empowerment of women. The Group supports the Secretary-General in building political will and mobilizing global action for the benefit of the poor and most vulnerable, aiming for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by the 2015 target date.
Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development
Vice President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Nigeria)
Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries (India)
Board member of Allianz Group and Vice Chairman of ChildFund Alliance
United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria (United States)
Chairperson of the UN World Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty (ST-EP) Foundation (Republic of Korea)
United Nations Special Advisor on innovative financing for development (France)
Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, former Minister of Health of Mexico
Singer, songwriter, political activist (United Kingdom)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, environmental and political activist (Kenya)
Former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique, advocate for women’s and children’s rights
United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the MDGs (United States
Environmentalist and politician (Brazil)
Philanthropist, Chairman of the United Nations Foundation (United States)
Vice-Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Chinese National People's Congress 2003-2008
Former Chairman & CEO of Sumitomo Chemical Co.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, founder of the Grameen Bank (Bangladesh)
Former President of Chile, Former Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (Sweden)
Philanthropist, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chairman of Microsoft Corp (United States)
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Former Prime Minister of Spain
*The former Members have worked closely with the MDG Advocacy Group in the run up to the MDG Summit of September 2010. Although they can no longer formally participate in the group due to other official duties and commitments, they remain close supporters of the the MDG Advocacy Group.
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