Tag Archives: Millennium Development Goals

Game On! Flying to London

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Good news. A very good friend loaned me the additional funding needed to start this journey. Tonight I will fly to London, and the first leg of this will be run closer to Easter. It is perhaps an opportunistic start, … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

The good news first. We are building many strong relationships with important conversation partners that will give this initiative teeth. What is core to the outcome of the 10 City Bridge Run is a robust conversation. It is the conversation … Continue reading →

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Overcoming a dilemma: building a bridge

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

In my last post I wrote about a dilemma I faced. Come too far to stop, but not enough backing to start running on 12 December 2012. It was a real dilemma. I had been training hard to make this journey … Continue reading →

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On the Horns of a Dilemma: Come Too Far to Stop; Not Enough Support to Go

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

The great and hard-charging American Civil War leader, General Sherman, spoke about putting his enemies on the horns of a dilemma. Confront them with a decision where either option is at their peril. Have you ever been in one of … Continue reading →

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10.24 Reflections on the United Nations

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

24 October was ‘United Nations Day’, commemorating the anniversary when the UN Charter came into effect in 1945. The UN is a large organisation. Massive, in fact. John Bolton was appointed as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons to Care

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Franklin D. Roosevelt argued “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little“. Bill Shore in his book The … Continue reading →

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Why the G20?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

The G20 Toronto Summit Declaration from June earlier this year stated: We recognize that 2010 marks an important year for development issues. The September 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) High Level Plenary will be a crucial opportunity to reaffirm the … Continue reading →

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The Government remains resolute

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

What did Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Foreign Minister, have to say when he gave a strongly worded speech last week on extreme poverty? Thanks to my mate Luke who forwarded me this link. I was really pleased to hear the framework … Continue reading →

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20 Days to Go: Why the G20?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

The G20 Summit in Seoul commences on 11 November. So too does the 10 City Bridge Run. But why the G20? Isn’t that only about banking and a talk-fest among world leaders? The 10 City Bridge Run forms a bridge … Continue reading →

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Did the Government Let Us Down?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Tom Bland from Oaktree made this comment last week: Last week, Kevin Rudd committed $210 million of Australian money towards the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. The global community coughed up a total of $11.7 billion. Let’s … Continue reading →

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