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What Growing Cities Can Mean For Children

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:53:17 -0500

More than half the world’s 7 billion people now live in cities or towns. More than 1 billion of them...

Playing for Change Comes to New York City!

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:57:32 -0500

Don’t miss the chance to see Playing for Change, partner of the 7 Billion Actions Campaign,...

Short Films Are "In"!

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:39:02 -0500

Check out this article called: “WOSH - Small is beautiful” from Daazo.com that talks...

Check out this video made by 7 Billion Actions partner Vo1ce,...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:41:49 -0500

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!

SBS's Seven Billion Stories and Counting Website

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:53 -0500

The Australian multicultural and multilingual broadcaster, and partner of the 7 Billion Actions...

"When humanity unites small actions can have exponential results"

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:12 -0500

Check out this inspiring short video clip from SBS Australia, a partner of 7 Billion actions!...

"Our Human Footprint"

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:17:26 -0500

Read this article published in Fiji Times Online called, “Our human footprint.” The...

On October 31st, when the world’s population reached 7...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:05:24 -0500

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.”

Documentary Filmmaker Michael Collins talks about his film,...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:38:37 -0500

Documentary Filmmaker Michael Collins talks about his film, “Give Up Tomorrow” and about the power of story-telling to achieve social good.

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!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:00:47 -0500

Calling all creatives! Win $5,000 by designing an ad on preserving water at...

7 Billion Images of Hope

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:19:57 -0500

Check out the front page of nytimes.com today for the article: Pictured A World at 7 Billion by...

Watch this Video: Watch this PBS produced video, featuring...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:42:13 -0500

Watch this Video:

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.

"Justice, Equity and Dignity for all: Developing a Sustainable World for 7 Billion People"

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:44:37 -0500

The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service has published a recent article on 7 Billion...

Watch this Video: Jakarta: Youth & The World at 7...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:49:00 -0500

Watch this Video: Jakarta: Youth & The World at 7 Billion

This video was made during the Youth and World at 7 Billion Campaign in Jakarta on October 30th 2011. The campaign aimed at increasing public awareness on the world’s population reaching 7 billion.

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.

Watch this Video: Uruguay and 7 Billion The UNFPA, United...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:03:45 -0500

Watch this Video: Uruguay and 7 Billion

The UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, in Uruguay has prepared a short video with some pictures of their ‘7 Billion’ ‘activities.

Click here to watch the video in Spanish.

Help UNICEF and MTV Exit Fight Human Trafficking

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:49:00 -0500

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with MTV Exit, is hosting Calle...

Watch this video: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion The world...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:28:00 -0500

Watch this video: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

The world population has recently reached 7 Billion people, that’s 7 times what the population was just 200 years ago. This subject of population growth is the focus of the film Mother: Caring for 7 Billion.

The film follows Beth, a mother and a child’s rights activist, as she uncovers the complexities of the “population issue.”

Additionally, the film aims to highlight the fact “that overpopulation is merely a symptom of an even larger problem ‘A Domination System,’ that for most of human history has glorified the domination of man over nature, man over child, man over woman.”

Click here to see more information on the film!

Pulitzer Center on 7 Billion

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:24:00 -0500

Click here to see how reporters are covering the world at 7 Billion and various population issues.

Almaty: Digital Art and the World at 7 Billion The symbolic...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:30:00 -0500

Almaty: Digital Art and the World at 7 Billion

The symbolic date and time of 11/11/11 at 11:11 was chosen to open the digital art exhibition “Blue Symphony”, by artist Amir Shayesteh Tabar, on the premises of the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office in Almaty. The exhibition is organized by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI) in collaboration with UNFPA to celebrate the World at 7 Billion.

“Many would wonder what links digital art and the World at 7 Billion … in both cases it is not so much about digits and numbers, but about unleashing human creativity to make the most of our world of 7 Billion”, said Nikolai Botev, Director of the Sub-Regional Office. “It is symbolic that the exposition is co-organized by DPI and UNFPA; this is both within the spirit of One UN, and points out that the 7 billion milestone transcends the mandates of UN agencies, funds and programmes”, he added. The opening was well attended by UN staff in Almaty.

Digital art is a new form of expression explored by Amir Shayesteh Tabar based on using computer techniques to create unique geometric forms inspired by words and letters from holy scriptures. A special printer is used to print the forms on a large canvas.

“Digital art gives a chance to people all around the world to enjoy the original at the same time, in different places, which in past centuries was not possible, and that is the one of the main aim of digital prints of Blue Symphony art works”, said the artist. “It is a stark reminder of how we are all interconnected”, one of the visitors commented. The exhibition will be on view for UN staff for a week.

Photo Credit: Karlygash Mizanova

Text Credit: Julien Pellaux

Global Urbanization

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Check out the article, Global Urbanization As Investment Opportunity, published in Trading Desk....