In the July/August edition of BizEd is an interview with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations. Among Ban's responsibilities are leading the organization to achieve the eight Millenium Development Goals:
Read the full interview in the July/August 2008 edition of BizEd.
- Eradicate poverty and hunger
- Improve global educational opportunities
- Promote gender equality
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Fight diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and malaria
- Inspire environmental sustainability
- Establish a global partnership of organizations to achieve these goals
He is promoting the U. N.'s Global Compact, an initiative that brings together government, nonprofits, educational institutions, and business to improve the prosperity of those at the bottom of the world's economic pyramid.
The world's businesses possess the power to make these objectives a reality. The contributions of business schools also will be essential in helping the U.N. meet its 2015 deadline, Ban stresses. By teaching social responsibility, he says, business schools can instill in each of their students the skills to change the world--and the intention to make a difference.
Read the full interview in the July/August 2008 edition of BizEd.
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