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13th Social Business Day to be held in Langkawi, Malaysia
Yunus Centre Press Release (26 July, 2023)Langkawi | July 26, 2023The Social Business Day is an annual global gathering organized by the Yunus Centre initiated in 2010 to celebrate and share the accumulated experiences of social business leaders and entrepreneurs spearheading a path to a sustainable and just future. This year, the 13th Social Business Day will be held in Langkawi, Malaysia, on July 27-28, 2023, organized by Yunus Centre and Albukhary International University. The conference will...
Yunus Meets Chiefs of IOC, ADF, Credit Agricole, and Global Sports Week 2023, and the Chief of the Sports Division of UNESCO
Yunus Centre Press Release (16 June 2023) Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus went to Lausanne, Switzerland, to meet with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to discuss the future Olympics, bilateral issues, and collaborations in sports and social business. Several meetings with IOC senior management on progress in the upcoming Olympics on the social business front took place. Thomas Bach expressed his interest in following up with Professor Yunus in Dhaka on his...
Yunus Chairs the Vatican Declaration on Human Fraternity
Yunus Centre Press Release – 13 June 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus traveled to Rome on June 9th, 2023, to attend the Vatican Meeting on Human Fraternity at Vatican City, upon the invitation of Pope Francis. Thirty Nobel Peace Laureates, individuals, and organizations gathered in Vatican City to formulate 'The Declaration of Human Fraternity.' Yunus was involved in drafting the Declaration and chaired the committee in finalizing it. On June 10th, the Declaration of ...
Professor Yunus Concludes 10-Day European Visit
Yunus Centre Press Release (12 June 2023) Professor Yunus has concluded a 10-day visit to Europe from 23 May – 1 June 2023, marked by significant engagements and collaborations in Germany, Italy, and France. The visit encompassed high-level meetings, speeches, and the signing of agreements to drive positive change worldwide. In Wiesbaden, Germany, a city that has proudly declared itself a social business hub, Professor Yunus was welcomed by the Mayor of the City at the town hall....
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...
ডাঃ জাফরুল্লাহ চৌধুরী স্মরণে - মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস
ডাঃ জাফরুল্লাহ চৌধুরী স্মরণেডাঃ জাফরুল্লাহ বাংলাদেশের এক নতুন পরিচয় উন্মোচন করে দিয়ে গেছেন মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস ডাঃ জাফরুল্লাহ আমাদের ছেড়ে চলে গেলেন। পত্রিকায় তার বড় বড় দাবীগুলি আমরা আর...
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 ...