UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks at youth event: Noble tradition carried on by the likes of the Aga Khan Foundation

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at youth eventExcerpt: In making this historic pledge, Mr. Turner encouraged others to follow suit. He personified a new spirit of philanthropy aimed at creating a better world.

It is a noble tradition, begun by Rockefellers, Carnegies, Fords and Nobels and carried on today by the likes of the Aga Khan Foundation, well-known in Africa and Asia for its humanitarian assistance.

via Remarks at high-level meeting on youth side event: “Giving it back, passing it on”: Corporate Engagement and Youth Philanthropy as Pathways to Development.

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