This year, four Diplomacy students were selected as Social Good Summit Social Media Fellows by UNA-USA. Their assignment was to cover the Social Good Summit, which was held last weekend in New York. Below are selected tweets from each of these students telling the story of what they saw and what they learned at the summit.
Belal Bahader:
Source for goals: http://t.co/IrbMDKsjB1 Read them, and work in your communities to implement them. #2030Now #UNGA #GlobalGoals
— JerichoAlMansur (@WorldViaBelal) September 27, 2015
"Refugees can be a solution for many problems of todays world if they are integrated properly." Antonio Guterres #2030Now #UNGA
— JerichoAlMansur (@WorldViaBelal) September 27, 2015
"I do not like to use numbers, what matters is people. People who suffer." Antonio Guterresm High Commissioner, UNHCR. #2030Now #UNGA
— JerichoAlMansur (@WorldViaBelal) September 27, 2015
Ajiya Doka:
What makes the wealth of a nation is the human capacity to invent, to argue, to prosper. #socialgoodsummit #2030NOW
— Ajiya M. Doka (@a_m_doka) September 27, 2015
Civil Society has the power to question and that what makes it so powerful. #2030NOW
— Ajiya M. Doka (@a_m_doka) September 27, 2015
"Political will is a renewable commodity" @kuminaidoo #2030NOW
— Ajiya M. Doka (@a_m_doka) September 28, 2015
Nicole Economu:
43% of the extreme poor live in conflict states. We must address root causes or it will reach 65% by 2030. #2030NOW #socialgoodsummit
— Nicole Roberts (@nikkieconomu) September 28, 2015
Data disaggregation is vital to ensure that we have the correct targets and measurements to ensure effective #GlobalGoals #2030NOW
— Nicole Roberts (@nikkieconomu) September 28, 2015
What an absolutely amazing &inspiring two days it has been at the #SocialGoodSummit Thank you @socialgood and @unfoundation #2030NOW
— Nicole Roberts (@nikkieconomu) September 28, 2015
Elaina Estrin:
Richard Curtis to kick off the #socialgoodsummit #GlobalGoals #2030now https://t.co/Ys7nw7wUfw pic.twitter.com/f9A4Tp9sZ0
— Elaina Estrin (@elainaestrin) September 27, 2015
When theres too many advocates to fit on stage, you know the #socialgoodsummit is going well #2030now #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/VPny4A6eDn
— Elaina Estrin (@elainaestrin) September 27, 2015
Dont walk away and come back in 15 years, be involved- @HelenClarkUNDP #socialgoodsummit #TellEveryone so we can hold leaders responsible!
— Elaina Estrin (@elainaestrin) September 27, 2015