7 Billion Actions: Blog!

 But what’s the daily reality for children and young people like now? Not always easy. Check out how similar and different the lives of two adolescents in Istanbul can be: http://uni.cf/2livesTurkey. Worldwide 1 in 3 urban dwellers lives in a slum. UNICEF’s The State of the World’s Children 2012: Children in an Urban World delves into the disadvantages children face every day – whether they’re children living in slums or informal settlements, migrant children or just children living or working on the street – and explores how to improve their futures. Follow the link for a range of multimedia materials, from videos to an app and more. www.unicef.org/sowc2012

Get ready for the concert by watching this Youtube video of their sold out performance in Madrid, Spain!

Check out this article called: "WOSH - Small is beautiful" from Daazo.com that talks about the increasing number of short films and short film competitions around the globe. The article highlights the 7 Billion Actions online short film competition as well!

Check out this video made by 7 Billion Actions partner Vo1ce, and see what young people from all over the world had to say about the recent population milestone!

Photo Credit: SBS logo on website: http://www.sbs.com.au/

Check out this inspiring short video clip from SBS Australia, a partner of 7 Billion actions! http://www.tanyacreer.com/un-sbs-7-billion-actions-tvc/ 

 Photo Credit: The Figi Times Online (Google)

On October 31st, when the world's population reached 7 Billion people, Australian multiculutral broadcaster SBS launched an initiative called, "Seven Billion Stories and counting..." The campaign had a unique positive focus by examining the importance of the world's seven billionth story, and highlighting humanity's great potential. Check out SBS's "The Seven Billionth Story" to see why TED recognized it as an "Ad Worth Spreading."

There's still time to enter the short film competition, "1 of 7 Billion" and tell us the story you want the world to hear! Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2011

Calling all creatives! Win $5,000 by designing an ad on preserving water at http://www.dropbydrop.eu/en/  

Check out the front page of nytimes.com today for the article: Pictured A World at 7 Billion by Kerri Macdonald, which serves as a visual time capsule of our world at 7 Billion people. 

Watch this PBS produced video, featuring Natalie Imbruglia and Monique Colman, which focuses on the important role of celebrities in raising awareness for social causes. The video was made for the September 13th 7 Billion event: Unleashing the Power of Women and Girls that took place in Washington D.C.

The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service has published a recent article on 7 Billion Actions in its newsletter. The article features interviews with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin; Assistant Director‐General at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Lorraine B. Williams ; an opinion piece by UNFPA Youth Fellow, Babu Ram Pant; as well as interviews with individuals and civil society representatives. Read the article here. 

Coordinated by the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) members, the campaign invited the youth population from all over Jakarta and the wider public to the Car Free Day event along Jakarta's main roads: Sudirman and Thamrin to state their opinion, concern and  plan on how to make a world of 7 billion people a better place in the future.

Click here to watch the video in Spanish. 

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with MTV Exit, is hosting Calle 13 at 11am on Monday November 21st in UNICEF House Danny Kaye Centre Visitor's Centre, 3 UN Plaza 44th Street between First and Second Avenue, for a press conference to launch MTV EXIT Latin America, a multi-media campaign to increase awareness of human trafficking and exploitation in the region. Previews for a new video featuring the song dedicated to UNICEF and a documentary on Child trafficking and exploitation will be shown. The event will be streamed live through UNICEF's Live-stream channel, http://www.livestream.com/unicef  as well as the http://www.facebook.com/MTVEXITLA FB Page.

Click here to see more information on the film!