Sentence examples for * unric from inspiring English sources

The UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC), based in Brussels, has been in touch to tell us about a competition to create an advertisement to promote the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which it has just launched.

"With a view to the September summit on the Millennium Development Goals in New York, the aim of this web-based campaign is to raise awareness of the MDGs amongst European citizens, create a common project for all UN information centres on the European continent and to tap into the extraordinary pool of creativity in Europe," said Afsane Bassir-Pour, director of UNRIC.

The website will be a market place of ideas and host a Wall of Events where people from around the world can post ideas and initiatives and see what others are doing," UNRIC director Afsane Bassir-Pour says.

UNRIC - the United Nations Information Centre for Western Europe is launching its second European public information campaign, "CoolPlanet2009", to raise awareness on environmental issues and to mobilize citizens in support of a new climate agreement.