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Peace One Day, Founder Jeremy Gilley speaks to Good News about the up-coming Elton John concert on Friday, September 21 at 7:30PM BST. It started with a crazy idea.

Celebrating Peace Day www.peaceoneday.com

TICKETS ON SALE FOR ELTON JOHN’S ONLY LONDON SHOW THIS YEAR

With special guests James Morrison and 2Cellos

For Peace One Day

Wembley Arena, Friday 21st September 2012

Part of the London 2012 Festival

The Peace One Day concert marks the last major event of the London 2012 Festival as well as Elton John’s only gig in the buzzing capital city: undisputedly the global hub of the year. Alongside performances by the BRIT award-winning James Morrison and internet sensations 2Cellos, there will be contributions from Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law and the organisation’s founder, Carnegie Wateler Peace prize-winner, Jeremy Gilley. The show is set to be the biggest event of Peace One Day’s groundbreaking 13-year history.

The non-profit organisation, which in 2001 led a process that resulted in the unanimous adoption by UN member states of the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence, works to institutionalise the idea of ‘Peace One Day’ on 21 September each year.

The Wembley Arena show, which will be filmed in HD and broadcast internationally, is the final in a trilogy of Peace One Dayconcerts produced as part of the London 2012 Festival, the spectacular nationwide celebration giving the opportunity for people across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The second show in Derry-Londonderry on Thursday 21st June 2012 was the opening event of the London 2012 Festival in Northern Ireland and marked the three-month countdown to Peace Day 2012. The Wembley Arena show will handover to the Rio 2016  Olympic and Paralympic Games, whilst culminating this year’s Olympic Truce, as well as celebrating the Global Truce of Peace Day 2012.

Elton John said, “When Jeremy and Jude came to see me and told me about Peace One Day and the Global Truce 2012 campaign I had to get involved and support them. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on the 21st September at Wembley Arena and thrilled that James is joining us for this wonderful event!”

James Morrison said, “I’m really pleased to be performing once again for Peace One Day and fantastic to be working with Elton for this great cause”.

Jude Law, who is producing the concert with Gilley said, “I’ve been involved with Peace One Day for such a long time, and it’s thrilling that Elton, James Morrison and 2Cellos are performing at the Peace One Day Celebration on 21 September this year. It’ll be a wonderful event”

Jeremy Gilley said: “2012 is an incredible year for Peace One Day. Elton and James performing is a massive honour. The results for Global Truce 2012 are way beyond anything I anticipated, it’s a great year for Peace Day.”

Since the adoption of the Peace Day resolution in 2001, activities on 21 September have enabled families to be reunited, mosquito nets and food aid to be delivered and children to be vaccinated all over the world, as this ceasefire creates a window of opportunity for humanitarian efforts.

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About the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival

The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.　Spread over four years, it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012 and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people.

The culmination of the Cultural Olympiad is the London 2012 Festival, the spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, running from Midsummer’s Day on 21 June until the final day of the Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012.The London 2012 Festival celebrates the huge range, quality and accessibility of the UK’s world-class culture including dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, fashion, film, comedy and digital innovation, giving the opportunity for people across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Principal funders of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival are Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and the Olympic Lottery Distributor.　BP and BT are Premier Partners of the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival.

For more details on the programme, to download the London 2012 Festival official guide and to sign up for information visit

www.london2012.com/festival

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Addressing Access to Safe Water as the Key to Global Health
(w/ Diplomats, Dignitaries, & CEOs in Water, Health & Environment)

Very Inexpensive: : General Registration Fee – $50;
General Reception Fee (Black Tie Optional) – $40
(discounts for faculty/students)

http://www.theworldwater.org/upcoming_events.php

Today, lack of access to safe water and adequate sanitation is one of the most important threats to human well-being throughout the world. Water-related diseases are a major contributor to the global burden of illness. No other single intervention is more likely to have a significant impact on global health than the provision of safe water. This timely conference at the United Nations seeks to show how to fully integrate safe water in countries’ disease reduction strategies — a pre-requisite to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The conference also seeks to provide the basis for preventive action by leaders of governments, international organizations, and private sector, managing critical water resources and services for public health.

Almost fifty per cent of the developing worlds population 2.5 billion people lack improved sanitation facilities, and over 884 million people still use unsafe drinking water sources. Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor hygiene practices, kills and sickens thousands of children every day, and leads to impoverishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more.
UNICEF Website

Diseases spread by unsafe water cause 3 million deaths a year. Young children are the most likely to suffer and die from these diseases. Diarrhea, primarily a disease of dirty water, is the biggest killer of children under five in poor countries, resulting in nearly 4,000 preventable deaths each day, 1.8 million per year. At any given time, almost half of all people living in developing countries are suffering from a health problem caused by lack of safe water and sanitation that undermines their ability to study or work. Every year, children miss more than 443 million school days because of water-related illnesses.
Partners in Health Website

The High-Level Conference On Water and Global Health at The United Nations Reception

Welcome:
H. E. Amb. Ahmad Kamal, President, Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations

Special Presentations:
Kizilirmak River Project
Honorable Mayor Melih Gkek, The City of Ankara, Republic of Turkey

Presentation of World Water Awards:
Dr. Elaine Valdov, Executive Director, The World Water Organization (WW0)
Dr. Harold H. S. Oh, Chairman, Executive Board, The World Water Organization (WWO)

World Water Awards
Humanitarian Award
Best Practice Award
Technology Innovation Award

Reception is sponsored by The City of Ankara, Republic of Turkey

Presided by Ms. Shamina de Gonzaga, Former Special Advisor to the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations

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