2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Rotary and the United Nations RI’s Representative Network
Rotary and the United Nations: RI’s Representative Network Peter Kyle will serve as Primary Representative to the World Bank beginning 1 July. Peter is a lawyer and was employed by the World Bank in a senior legal capacity from 1992 to DG for District 7620 (Washington, DC and Central Maryland) Member of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, USA
Rotary and the United Nations: RI’s Representative Network Today’s Panelists: Peter R. Kyle World Bank (Washington, DC) Knut J. Johnsen United Nations (New York) Ayoub M. Ayoub Arab League (Cairo)
Rotary and the United Nations: RI’s Representative Network
The Rotary Representative Network
Rotary Representatives UN: New York UN: Geneva UN: ViennaUN: Regional Commissions UNESCO UNEP UN-HABITAT Council of Europe FAO, WFP, IFAD OAS World Bank At Large: DC Arab League EU Commonwealth Dean Ed FutaJoseph Laureni Helen Reisler Knut Johnsen Susanne Gellert H. Bradley Jenkins Resham Parikh Ioana Zamfir Francis Godel Peter Eichenberger Ayoub Anton Hilscher Nahu Araya Michel Jazzar Somphop Sooksing Serge Gouteyron Cyril Noirtin Henry Kyemba Joe Otin Kaushik Manek Judith Diment Marco Randone Antonio Lico Alberto Cecchini Richard Carson Clara Montanez Peter Kyle Doris Margolis Michel Coomans François Goettelmann Gérard Caen Joseph Dino
Rotary Representatives: What they do Rotary Representatives: Serve as Rotary’s “ambassadors” Educate international community about Rotary Organize promotional events Support Rotary public relations campaigns Update Rotarians about international activities
United Nations System TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS
Rotary and the United Nations Knut J. Johnsen serves as an Alternate Representative to the United Nations/New York DG for District 7210 (New York) in Member of the Rotary Club of New Windsor-Cornwall, NY, USA
Rotary and the United Nations: History
Rotary and the United Nations: Today
League of Arab States TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS
League of Arab States Ayoub M. Ayoub serves as Rotary Representative to the Arab League Ayoub also serves as a Rotary Public Image Coordinator A career diplomat with posts on five continents Member of the Rotary Club of Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Rotary and the League of Arab States
Rotary in Arab League Media
Arab League Member States
Rotary Zone 20B
Population of Arab countries with Rotary Clubs CountryProjection Percentage of total Arab Population Egypt84,605, Algeria38,295, Sudan35,150, Morocco32,950, Tunisia10,889, UAE8,659, Jordan6,517, Palestine[5]4,421, Lebanon4,127, Mauritania3,461, Bahrain1,546,
Population of Arab countries without Rotary Clubs CountryProjection Percentage of Total Population Iraq35,404, Saudi Arabia30,193, Yemen25,252, Syria22,169, Somalia9,662, Libya6,323, Oman3,942, Kuwait3,852, Qatar1,917, Djibouti912, Comoros743,0000.2
Areas of Focus
World Bank TAKE ACTION, EXCHANGE IDEAS, JOIN LEADERS
Rotary and the World Bank
The Rotary Representatives: Attend bi-annual meetings of the World Bank Seek to promote awareness of Rotary’s goals and objectives Seek to explore partnership opportunities with the World Bank
Rotary and the World Bank The Representatives: Facilitate meetings between senior Rotary leaders and senior World Bank officials Connect with Rotary Alumni employed by the Bank (approximately 25) Foster opportunities for collaboration with Rotary at all levels within the World Bank
Rotary and the United Nations: Today and Beyond
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