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Yunus Visits Euro 4 Billion Newly Constructed Paris 2024 Olympic Village Based on His Concept --- Signs a New Agreement for Milan Winter Olympic 2026.
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 June 2023) Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus recently concluded a fruitful 10-day visit to Europe, during which he engaged in high-level meetings, signed agreements, and delivered speeches in Germany, Italy, and France. His visit included stops in Dusseldorf and Wiesbaden in Germany, Trento and Milan in Italy, and Paris, France. A significant highlight of his European tour was his visit to Paris, where Professor Yunus was hosted by Paris ESS (Economy, Social...
Yunus challenges the audience to build a new civilization, a world of three zeros.
Yunus Centre Press Release (26 May 2023)Yunus, George Clooney address the German Post Code Lottery Charity Gala in Germany Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was a keynote speaker at the 2023 Charity Gala event of the Germany Post Code Lottery in Dusseldorf on May 24, 2023. The German Post Code Lottery is one of the five Post Code Lotteries in five European countries where 13 million people participate in lotteries based on postcode with winnings for all those playing from a...
YUNUS EXCHANGES HIS VIEWS WITH PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT
Yunus Centre Press Release (18 May 2023)Porto, May 12, 2023Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus held an exclusive meeting with H.E. Mr Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal on occasion of the Sustainability and Society Forum held in Porto on May 12, 2023. The forum brings together global leaders to debate ideas, mobilize energies and create policies to build a sustainable and inclusive future for all. The President of Portugal, who travelled to Porto to inaugurate and speak...
Yunus OPENS THE EAST AFRICAN SOCIAL BUSINESS FORUM in Nairobi
Yunus Centre Press Release (14 May 2023) Nairobi 8 May 2023 The East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 8th May 2023. It brought together East African stakeholders across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania where the progress of the social business movement was celebrated. During the Forum Professor launched Yunus Social Business Centres in several Universities, addressed youth, women entrepreneurs and the business community, en...
Under-Secretary General of UN Discusses Zero Waste Programme of UN with Professor Yunus in Nairobi
Yunus Centre Press Release (13 May 2023) Nairobi, May 10, 2023 The Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Habitat, Ms Maimunah Mohd. Sharif discussed Zero Waste Campaign with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on May 10, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Under-Secretary General expressed the full commitment of the UN in achieving zero waste in the fastest possible timeframe. She welcomed Professor Yunus into the Advisory Board of Zero Waste Campaign. Professor Yunus h...
UN Secretary General Appoints Professor Yunus As Member of Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste
Yunus Centre Press Release (09 April 2023) Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed by the UN Secretary General António Guterres as member of the Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste, in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Zero Waste (77/161) adopted on 22 December 2022. In a letter addressed to Professor Yunus the UN Secretary General said "As a board member I trust that I can count on your knowledge, experience and exp...
Grameen America Hosts Third Annual Stakeholder Event Featuring Co-Chair and Grameen Bank Founder Professor Muhammad Yunus and President and CEO Andrea Jung.
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 2 April, 2023) 80+ funders, investors, and lenders joined Grameen America’s virtual stakeholder event on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, to partner on driving impact for low-income women entrepreneurs in financially underserved communities. NEW YORK, NY, Date – Grameen America, the fastest-growing nonprofit microfinance organization in the United States, convened more than 80 community partners and supporters online with special guest Professor Muham...
MOU signed for collaboration in nursing education in Bangladesh with Adelphi University of New York
Yunus Centre Press Release (27 March, 2023) On 22 March 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and economist Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Adelphi University in New York to speak about the importance of building a new civilization based on true human values, with a focus on the pivotal role that the youth can play in driving this transformative change. Adelphi University was founded in 1896 as a private university located in Garden City, New York, and has been committed to social responsi...
Bangladeshi Young Automechanics Heading for Japan
Yunus Centre Press Release (18 March, 2023) Eleven automechanic students, graduated from Japan Automechanic School (JAS) in Dhaka, are all set to leave for Japan to start their career as automechanics. These students of the fifth graduating class of the school are leaving for Japan soon. Two students went from the fourth graduating class. Next graduating class is waiting to send all the graduates. These students received two years of simultaneous training in automechanics and Japanese ...
"All Human beings are born as entrepreneurs, Job is a wrong Turn" says Yunus in Knowledge Festival Held in Autonomous Bodoland, Assam
Yunus Centre Press Release (03 March 2023)Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as the Chief Guest at the Bodoland Knowledge Festival, held in Kokrajhar, administrative headquarter of Bodoland Autonomous Region of Assam, on February 27 to March 2. He was invited as the State Guest by the Chief Executive of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTR) Pramod Boro.In his speech at the inauguration which took place on 27 February, Professor Yunus said that empowering women by ...
Grameen America crosses US$ 3 billion in loans invested to low income women entrepreneurs in the US
Yunus Centre Press Release (31 January, 2023)Grameen America Inc has reached a new milestone of investing $3 billion in affordable business capital to women of color in financially underserved communities across the United States. Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization based in New York City. It was founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus in 2008. Grameen America is run by former Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung. The organization provides loans, savings...
Social Business Academia Forum 2022 held in Turin Italy
The Social Business Academia Forum was jointly hosted by Yunus Centre and the University of Turin, Italy on the 7th of November 2022 with the support of the YY Foundation and Grameen Creative Lab. The Academia Forum took place on the sidelines of the Global Social Business Summit on the Campus Luigi Einaudi campus of the University. The University is one of the oldest universities in Italy ranked in the top five among Italian universities with 81,000 students playing an imp...
YSBC Web Lecture Series - Lecture#42: Amazonía Emprende-Forest School: A vehicle to increase capacities for a better nature regeneration in the Amazon Rainforest
Join us for the 42nd session of our YSBC Web Lecture Series on “Amazonía Emprende-Forest School: A vehicle to increase capacities for a better nature regeneration in the Amazon Rainforest” with Speaker, Julio Andrés Rozo, Head Director of Amazonía Emprende-Forest School, Colombia and Moderator Christina Jäger, Co-founder & Managing Director Yunus Environment Hub, Germany.This engaging session will take place on Monday, 05 December 2022 7 pm Dhaka, 8 AM B...
Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movement
Yunus Centre Press Release (09 October 2022 ) Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movementSustainable social impact ecosystem that harnesses the creativity, diversity, and energy of the global esports community Singapore, September 28, 2022 – The Global Esports Federation and Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) have established a partnership focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Developme...
Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
Yuus Centre Press Release 03 October 2022 “A GAME CHANGER AND HOPE CREATOR" - Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus On September 30, the Karl Kuebel Foundation for Child and Family awarded Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus with the Karl Kübel Prize. The foundation honored his extraordinary and multifaceted commitment to families all over the world. “Family counts” – the jubilee motto o...
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Karnataka, India
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