Annan hails civil society organizations
“United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today [8 September] told more than 2,500 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered in New York for their last annual meeting before his term ends in December that the support of civil society groups has been critical to his accomplishments.
“Mr. Annan, who is widely viewed as having broken new ground in terms of NGO involvement in the UN’s work, also stressed the vital role these groups have played in achieving progress on a number of political and social issues.
“‘Much of my daily work involves contacts with Governments. Yet, much of what I have achieved as Secretary-General was made possible by your support and involvement’, he told the closing session of the annual conference, which is organized by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI).
“‘That is why, as I approach my own transition from public civil servant to a private life, I am particularly delighted to be amongst so many civil society representatives from all over of the world who have gathered here to learn, exchange ideas and build ties’, Mr. Annan said.
“The Secretary-General, whose second and final five year term expires at the end of this year, looked back ‘with some pride and satisfaction on a decade in which UN-civil society interactions have both widened and deepened’.
“‘From debt relief and the fight against disease to good governance, human rights, the global NGO revolution has helped move the global agenda and given new life and new meaning to the idea of an international community’, he said. ‘More and more, the initiative in taking action to improve the human conditions comes from voluntary groups such as yours’.”
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I was looking for a way to get in contact with Chuck Feeney.
I like his help. I and a fire fighter, I have a home but in the last few month’s I have been helping people on and Island in the WI. Sending cloth’s school, and medical supplies. I got the bug! I” Work hard, have another business, and help people on a smaller scale.
I like to help out my Captin out with an endever he lie to do. It is called F.A.V. (Firefighters assisting victoms) It assist’s victoms with help after a fire.
I have a house I like to sell for a piece of property not to far from where I presently live. My house is worth about 250.000. My next store neighbor may want to buy it. I would sell it to him for 200.000 cause he is a growing family. So that will leave me with a 100.000 morgage. I like to build a 2 story motel like structure on this site, that could house victom’s of fire till they can get back on their feet. About 3 months, I figure, unless they suffered a death from the fire. The property is also large enough to do other things that could make the F.A.V. self-supporting in 5 years.
Is there a way to get this message to Mr. Feeny.
Maybe he like to help?
Anthony Carfagno
417 St. Louis Ave.
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215-2222
609-457-5705
PS: With the UN goals to end poverty, by empowering women … Are they Dis-empowering men?
Comment by Anhony Carfagno | October 11, 2007
I have researched every avenue for those of us whose homes have been destroyed in a regular house fire,not “In a declared disaster area”, and there is no help for any of us…
If anyone knows of any programs to finish the rebuilding of our home, “Charmers Insurance” severely underpaid, please let me know, please help someone, we just want to go home..
Jackie
Southern California
Comment by Jacqueline | January 13, 2008
Jacqueline
Please write me back at my Mac address. I am going to try to find out some sources for you. I hope I could help.
Anthony
PS write back to remind me.
Comment by Anthony Carfagno | January 13, 2008
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Comment by Anthony Carfagno | January 13, 2008