By:Dr.Adal M.Hussain,Phd (AKA) Dr. Abbey ,Editor @ Large for World Liberty TV
CGI 2022 Meeting Concludes with the Launch of 144 New Commitments to Action that Address Climate Change, Health Equity, Inclusive Economic Growth, and the Global Refugee Crisis and President Zelenskyy joined President Clinton for a conversation on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
Dr.Abbey with President William Jefferson Clinton
This year’s meeting included over 2,100 leaders from across the public and private sectors, including Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen; Xiye Bastida, Climate Justice Activist; Xavier Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bono, Lead Singer of U2, Co-Founder of ONE and (RED).
Dr.Abbey with former Secty of State Hillary Clinton
Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org; Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA; Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock; Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder, Pivotal Ventures; Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy; Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation; Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President, Emerson Collective.
Governor of California Gavin Newsom
Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever; Ashley Judd, Actor and Partner at Kokolopori Bonobo Research Reserve; Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture; Lin-Manuel Miranda, Award-Winning Songwriter, Actor, Director; Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados; Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova; Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Marty Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Labor; Robin Wright, Actor, and Co-Founder, Pour Les Femmes Foundation; Malala Yousafzai, Activist; and more.
Dr.Abbey with Queen Rania of Jordan
Today, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton concluded the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2022 Meeting, announcing 144 new Commitments to Action that address climate change, health equity, inclusive economic growth, and the global refugee crisis.
Hillary Clinton interviewing Delores Huerta
For the first time since 2016, CGI brought together global and emerging leaders to take action on the world’s most pressing challenges. Highlights from the CGI 2022 Meeting program include:
Dr Abbey with Designer Donna Karan
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and President Clinton in a one-on-one conversation about the state of global affairs; the refugee crisis created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and what members of the CGI community can do to help. Watch the conversation, and read the full transcript of the conversation here.
Dr Abbey with Chef Jose Andres Founder World Central Kitchen
Secretary Clinton speaking with Malala Yousafzai about expanding education for girls worldwide, following Malala receiving the Elevate Prize Catalyst Award on stage;
Dr Abbey with Joseph Deitch Founder Elevate Prize
Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton leading a tribute to Partners in Health Co-Founder Paul Farmer, announcing commitments to advance his lifelong mission of global health equity including a commitment by University of Global Health Equity to educate 3,000 new health care leaders over the next 25 years, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CRI Foundation, Partners In Health, Tanzania Ministry of Health, and The Rockefeller Foundation;
Dr Abbey with Matt Damon Co- Founder Water .org
Trailblazers including Ashley Judd, Actor and Partner at Kokolopori Bonobo Research Reserve; Dave Isay, Founder and President, StoryCorps; and L Morgan Lee, Tony Nominated Actress; sharing inspirational stories about new ways to address some of our greatest common challenges in the CGI Story Studio; and
Dr Abbey with David Fajgenbaum Co-Founder Every Cure
Emerging social entrepreneurs in communities across the United States and around the world connecting with potential partners through the CGI Entrepreneurship Greenhouse.
Through the 144 Commitments to Action made at this meeting, when fully funded:
More than 2.7 million people will receive job training or skills development opportunities.
Dr Abbey with Prince Turki Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia
More than 27,000 physicians and health workers will receive training to improve healthcare services.
Close to 2200 people in attendance
More than 1.6 million full-time, permanent jobs will be created.
More than 3.5 million tons of CO2 equivalent will be reduced or avoided.
More than 250 organizations will be supported in creating efforts to nurture diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Dr Abbey with Xavier Becerra Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
More than $24.5 million in funding will be deployed to support historically excluded communities and businesses.
More than 12.8 million individuals will receive increased access to primary care services.
More than $5 million will be invested in regenerative and/or climate-smart agriculture.
Clinton Family Honoring Delores Huerta With The Clinton Citizen Award
The CGI 2022 Meeting also coincided with several major announcements, including the announcement of CGI University’s 2023 Annual Meeting at Vanderbilt University in March 2023; and CGI Data Partner Morning Consult’s “What Sustainability Means to Consumers” report on what actions corporations can take to improve sustainability and appeal to environmentally-minded consumers; and tonight Event Partner and CGI Commitment-Maker Empire State Realty Trust is shining the Empire State Building’s world-famous tower lights in CGI navy and royal blue.
Dr.Abbey with Dr Natalia Kanem Executive Director of UNFPA
Earlier this year, President Clinton called the CGI community back together to take action, expressing the urgency of this moment in time.
Dr.Abbey-with-Bono-from-The-Band-U2
“While the challenges our world faces today are steep, CGI has always been about what we can do, not what we can’t do. And by bringing diverse partners together to take action and achieve real results, we can create a culture.
DrAbbey with Chetna Gala Sinha founder Mann Deshi Foundation
It was a great pleasure to see President Clinton Back with his Clinton Global Initiative, after six years, it was a great two-day conference, with thousands of people attending all over the world, with one goal in mind how can they serve humanity, there is no better way, then the way president Clinton does it.
HULT Prize held Annually at CGI
Bringing everybody together and do brain storming, make commitments and get things done. We have covered every Clinton Global Initiative, ( CGI), President Clinton has done throughout the years. It is amazing how he gets, Political heads from all over the World, Movie Stars, CEO’s from all sectors, Non-Profit heads and organizations, Royalty from around the world.
Dr Abbey with Carol Carter Founder & CEO GlobalMindED
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Queen Rania of Jordan with Hillary Clinton
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