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AFL Footballer Harry O’Brien to inspire at UN Conference

Collingwood football player and human rights advocate Harry O’Brien will address students at a major United Nations conference at 1pm on Monday 30 August. The conference, with the theme Advance Global Health: Achieve the Millennium Development Goals, welcomes 2,000 delegates from all over the world.  It is the first conference of its kind Australia has [...]

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UN media room open, today’s events and a briefing – Sunday 29th

The media room is open at the Melbourne Convention Centre today from 10 am with an overview briefing for the media at 11 am. Here’s a summary of today’s events followed by an overview of the media program. Sand animation – rehearsal for opening concert – 11.30 am Twin cathedral celebrations – St Paul’s and [...]

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AFL match with a vision to ‘Making Health Global’

World Vision Australia, the AFL and Melbourne Football Club, invite you to attend a media call this Sunday29 August at the MCG, before the Melbourne and North Melbourne clash which is dedicated to making health global.

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Think, pray, camp-out, and cheer on a goal for global health

Melburnians are being urged to listen, learn and act on global health when our city steps into the international spotlight to host the 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Conference Advance Global Health: Achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

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