[mr. caprara] gpf strategic partnerships & leadership networks: empowering young leaders and...
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Date: Dec. 7th 2013 Session: Plenary III: Global Peace Foundation – Making a Global Impact for Peace Speaker: Mr. David Caprara; Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Global Peace Foundation, USATRANSCRIPT
GPF Strategic Partnerships
& Leadership Networks
Empowering Young Leaders and Service
12.01.2013
• The Latin-American Presidential Mission is comprised of 20 former Latin-American presidents.
• A proactive association - addressing regional problems by taking advantage of the leadership and experience of former Presidents.
• The Mission facilitates cooperation between South, Central and North America.
Latin-American Presidential Mission
NICOLAS ARDITO BARLETTA (Panamá)
VINICIO CEREZO (Guatemala)
ALVARO COLOM CABALLEROS (Guatemala)
LUIS ALBERTO LACALLE (Uruguay)
HIPOLITO MEJIA COLLAZO (Dominican Republic)
CARLOS MESA (Bolivia)
GUSTAVO NOBOA (Ecuador)
JAIME PAZ ZAMORA (Bolivia)
JOSE FERNANDO QUIROGA (Bolivia)
ERNESTO SAMPER (Colombia)
JUAN CARLOS WASMOSY (Paraguay)
Founding Members
Latin-American Presidential Mission
The think tank “Institute for the Development of Thought for National Renewal” joins scholars and multi-disciplinary intellectuals to work together on finding solutions to the obstacles that hinder Paraguay’s development.
It promotes practical solutions based on moral values and principles and make them available to all Paraguayans, enabling them to be main actors in the construction of our dreamed nation.
The institute organizes high level events in different areas such as workshops, seminars, conferences allowing the citizen participation.
IDDPSInstitute for the Development of
Thought for National Renewal
IDDPSInstitute for the Development of
Thought for National Renewal
Africa Leadership Mission
& Africa Peace Service Corps
Africa Leadership Mission
PEACEBUILDING, YOUNG LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo Former President, Nigeria
H.E. Kenneth KaundaFounding President, Zambia
H.E. Sir James Mancham Founding President, Seychelles
H.E. Girma Wolde-GiorgisPresident, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
H.E. Amani A. KarumeFormer President,Zanzibar
Africa Leadership Mission
MULTI-SECTORS
Dr. Manilal ChandariaChairman and Chief Executive Officer Comcraft GroupKenya
Chance Zabaghe Chairman Zambia Association of Manufacturers
Dr. Markandey Rai Global Parliamentarian Chair UN-HABITAT
Africa Peace Service Corps
“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”
-Nelson Mandela
Africa Peace Service Corps
ObjectivesBuild a youth peace service network among
African countries through new social media and social entrepreneurship taking action on the environment, health and positive peace.
Engage stakeholders in policy formulation and implementation advancing UN Millennium Development Goals and post MDG 2015 agenda.
Encourage peaceful mechanisms of conflict prevention and resolution, as well as community-building and social cohesion across tribes and national borders predicated upon universal principles and values – One Family Under God.
2010 Global Peace Convention, Nairobi KenyaH.E. President Mwai Kibaki with PM Raila Odinga open convention with 40 nations where plans for East Africa Peace Service Corps were first announced in the Nairobi Declaration.
Africa Peace Service Corps
Three-Level Service Engagement Platform
• Youth and Social Media Engagement (GPYC)
• NGO and Corporate Partnership Networks (35)
• National and Regional Government Agencies: East African Community, COMESA, African Union, United Nations (UNON, UN Habitat, UNV, and UN Environment Programme)
• ASEAN – Asia Region buildup via GPF Manila and Malaysia Convention
• 2014 June Convening on Volunteer Action at UN Bangkok and IYLA August at UN New York
Africa Peace Service Corps
Four Service Areas
• Conservation and Environmental Service Tree planting, All Lights Village, youth social enterprises
• Health Service Corps Integrated Health Model: Addressing hygiene, malaria and indoor pollution (GPW Cook Stove Alliance) through mobilization and training of community health volunteers.
• Positive Peace and Conflict Reconciliation•Rift Valley Kenya - Peace Initiative prototype•Youth Entrepreneurship •Entrepreneurial training, micro-financing and asset development
Africa Peace Service Corps
Health Service
Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association (NIFAA) co-chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto and the Catholic Cardinal directed by Bishop Sunday Onuoha, supports life saving malaria prevention across the nation and interfaith harmony.
Bishop Sunday Onuoha
Sultan Sa’adu Abubakar of Sokoto
Cardinal John Onaiyekan of Abuja
Africa Peace Service Corps
Coastal Clean-up Service Project at the Manila Bay
Philippines
15,000 National Service Training Program students
from 15 colleges and universities in Metro Manila
Philippines
Global Peace Volunteers Assembly launched Asia Peace Service Corps
Philippines
GPF pledged 4,000 solar lanterns for Yolanda Recovery
With Congresswoman Lucy Torres Gomez (Leyte)
Philippines
Speaker Jose de Venecia at Global Peace Volunteers Assembly Announcing Asia Peace
Service Corps
Philippines
International Young Leaders Assembly
IYLANew York City Philadelphia Washington, D.C.
United Nations
“Moral & Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service & Entrepreneurship”
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
UN High Level Plenary“Moral & Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service & Entrepreneurship”
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ambassador Ahmad Alhendawi
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
UN Young Leaders Plenary
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
UN Mission Visits by Young Leaders
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
Convening at World Bank, Washington, D.C.
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
Keynote Speaker: Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director of World Bank
IYLA International Young Leaders AssemblyConvening at World Bank
Global Forum on Youth Service
IYLA International Young Leaders AssemblyConvening at World Bank
Global Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship
IYLA International Young Leaders AssemblyConvening at World Bank
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
US-China Youth Summit Moderator Yeqing Li
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
US-China Youth Summit Speakers
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
50th Anniversary Celebration of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech at the Lincoln Memorial
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
50th Anniversary Celebration of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech at the Lincoln Memorial
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
Graduation Ceremony at the Organization of American States
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
Partnership: 22 UN Mission Sponsors
Lead UN Sponsor: Paraguay
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
Opportunities
Expand Our Global Network of Top Level Young Professionals and Student Leaders
Unprecedented Opportunity to Build a Solid Foundation at the UN through Partnership with Many UN Missions and Agencies and to Leverage it for Broader GPF Development Globally
Similar Opportunity for Strengthening Relationships with Nations of Interest through Embassy Partnerships
Self-Sustaining and Revenue-Generating Model
Huge Potential for Social and Traditional Media Impact
Create Platform for Individuals and Organizations Who Want to Make a Substantial and Ongoing Impact
IYLA International Young Leaders Assembly
United Arab Emirates
GPF Strategic Partnerships
UAE
Dubai
UAE Embassy, Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates hosts reception for the International Young Leaders Assembly
UAE Convening & Financial Power
Dubai is opening a new front door to the world!
Dubai is at the Crossroads joining India, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.The Dubai International Airport is the 5th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, and the 8th busiest cargo airport in the world. Terminal 3 of the airport is the single largest building, by floor space.Dubai is fast becoming the financial and cultural hub for over a billion people. Dubai’s International Peace ConventionDubai International Humanitarian City
Population: 2.106 million (2013)
Area: 1,588 sq miles (4,114 km²)
Founded: June 9, 1833
Gross domestic product: 82.11 billion USD (2008)
GDP per capita: 16,350.00 USD (2005)
Dubai, the City of Gold, Facts
In less than 30 years, the city of Dubai has transformed itself from a regional center to a global one.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The foundation's aim: to promote human development by investing in education and the development of knowledge in the region by cultivating future leaders in both the private and public sectors, promoting scientific research, encouraging business leadership, empowering youth, renewing the concept of culture, preserving heritage and promoting platforms of understanding
His book, My Vision, Challenges in the Race for Excellence, provides an account of his vision on the UAE development experience essentially based on excellence towards achieving distinction and transforming the UAE and the emirate of Dubai into international hubs for commerce and finance.
Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, and constitutional monarch of Dubai.Launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation with an endowment of $10 billion, and International Peace Convention (150,000 Muslim participants) and World Peace Awards.
International Peace Convention
“Peace on a personal and a Global Scale is the need of every individual and creation that exists around us and the same is sought for human success and progress”.“Bringing everyone on the same level of understanding about peace can inculcate pure thoughts that reflect in any individual’s personality – this convention thus aims towards enlightening the people of the world with the knowledge endowed to us by the one God who defined, created, and elaborated what peace really is and its means to achieve”.
Website http://www.peaceconvention.com
Where http://www.peaceconvention.com
Dubai’s International Peace Conventions, Forums and Awards
Dubai International Humanitarian City (IHC)Vision. A leading global humanitarian logistics hub that connects East and West, empowering those to create lasting change in the lives of people in need.
Mission. The IHC is a non-religious, non-political and non-profit, independent free zone authority mandated by the Government of Dubai to facilitate international humanitarian aid by:
Supplying leading humanitarian actors with a world-class logistics infrastructure, value-added services and administrative supportProviding a platform for UN, NPO and regional staff to strengthen aid responsesFacilitating coordination and collaboration among all aid providers
The global humanitarian and aid hub. IHC is chaired by Jordanian Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of the Prime Minister.
Services. IHC provides its member organizations with a range of specialized services to facilitate aid agencies as they reach out to help the victims of crises and families whose lives are scarred by hunger and poverty. IHC provides their operations -- offices, conference management, facilities management, government services, portals for recruitment, volunteerism, and pro-bono work and public events, plus donor assistance and press office functions.The IHC's capabilities and strategic location — within eight hours by air to two-thirds of the world's population — have helped deliver assistance in some of the worst humanitarian crises of the past decade, including the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, the recurring drought in the Horn of Africa, civil unrest in Afghanistan and Darfur and the 2010
earthquake in Haiti.
UAE Main Mosque
Malaysia team with Secretary GeneralMohamed Abdullah Buhannad, Secretary General
of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for World Peace
(Left to right) Hon. Tan Sri Zaleha Ismail, Mr. Mohamed Buhannad, David Caprara, Dr. Su Thye Teh