Yesterday, February 6, 2017, was the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, female genital mutilation (FGM) is characterized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as, “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female […]
Give Me 5 Special Report The NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY (O1-26-2017) “Interfaith Partnerships for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” The Give Me 5 Campaign was proud to be in attendance and a co-organizer along with other leading Sponsors including the UN Secretary General’s TOGETHER Campaign of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY […]
In the past year and several months since the Sustainable Development Goals were first introduced in September 2015, the international community has seen advances in all of the target areas of the goals. Any positive change, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is a step towards achieving the new sustainable agenda put forth by the United […]
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 22 is currently being held in Marrakech, Morocco until November 18th. Our founder, Juan Chebly, had the privilege of attending the conference solely on behalf of the GM5 Campaign. Along with the founder of 2020 or Bust!, Laughlin Artz, he presented to youth attendees about our partnership between GM5 and […]
While still a year away from being open to the public, Germany’s unveiling of the first long-distance passenger train powered by hydrogen this past August has generated a significant amount of buzz in the sustainability and technology sectors worldwide. The train is called the Coradia iLint, and in lieu of diesel, runs off of lithium […]
The folks here at the Give Me 5! Campaign have had a busy month! As you know from our previous blog posts, our founder and other team members have been keeping busy representing the organization at different international events, and we are proud to announce our latest partnership with 2020 or Bust! 2020 or Bust […]
“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion and knowledge” – Plato When I was first asked by Juan to deliver a speech to the of Unity with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock titled “Coming Together to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals”, I was both honored and a bit confused. While […]
Following a vote on October 5, the final of six votes spanning four months, former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres has been confirmed as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding Ban Ki-moon of South Korea and taking up his office as the world ushers in a new era of sustainability. The member […]
We are excited to announce that members of Give Me 5! were invited to speak at the IMEF (Mexican Institute for Finance Executives) University Congress 2016: ENLACE conference in Monterrey, NL that took place from October 6-8. Two of our team members, founder Juan Chebly and Federico Ruiz, took the trip down to speak about our […]
The 71st session of the UNGA currently underway at the United Nations Headquarters is focusing heavily on the Sustainable Development Goals, and creating a dialogue surrounding their imminent achievement. One of the outcomes from these conversations is the importance of furthering sustainable development in small developing island states (SIDS), who are at a greater risk […]