Philippe Douste-Blazy

Following are UN Under-Secretary-General Philippe Douste-Blazy’s remarks at the launch of the “MASSIVEGOOD”, in New York, 4 March:
Mr. Secretary General,
Mr. President Clinton,
Mr.Prime Minister, Dear Jean Chrétien,
Dear Ministers, Ambassadors,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
My sincere thanks to all of you for coming this morning for the launch of the first global volontary  citizens’ solidarity movement.
As you know, Official Development Assistance [...]

A Memorandum of Understanding is being signed today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between Cyprus and UNITAID, said the government today.
The Memorandum was signed at 11am by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chairman of the Executive Board of UNITAID, former Minister [...]

September 23, 2009
Travelers’ Fee Can Help Fight Diseases

By STEPHANIE STROM
A United Nations program that has raised $1.2 billion over the past three years for the treatment of H.I.V./AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis through a small fee added to airline tickets sold in 15 countries is going global.
Starting in January, travelers in the United States and [...]

MASSIVEGOOD is an innovative fundraising movement that combines micro-philanthropy with social media. MASSIVEGOOD will let travelers make a small donation ($2/€2/£2) through a simple click each time they buy a ticket, whether online or through a travel agent. MASSIVEGOOD relies on the network effect of its members to spread the word about the solution. The [...]

Reuters, 19 May 2009, by Laura MacInnis
GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) – The United Nations is trying to harness donations from individuals for its aid programmes that stand to attract less government money because of the economic downturn, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Philippe Douste-Blazy, an adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on [...]