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FAO/EARTH DAY ITALIA/EXPO 2015: EARTH DAY ITALIA CONCERT 2013
Press Conference, Thursday, 18 April 10:30h, FAO Headquarters: Fiorella Mannoia and FAO Goodwill Ambassador Khaled to headline the concert in Milan on 22 April On April 22, 2013, more than one billion people around the world will take part in the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is
The Face of Climate Change. It aims to raise awareness of the devastating impacts of climate change, such as prolonged droughts, frequent flooding, cyclones, sea level rises and others, on lives and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide, and encourages
people to call upon their leaders to take urgent action to protect our planet. Italian singer Fiorella Mannoia and
Algerian singer/songwriter and FAO Goodwill Ambassador Khaled will headline this year’s Earth Day Italia Concert, co-organized by FAO and other partners. The concert will take place in Milan and will be supported by EXPO 2015, a global, non-commercial
exposition that aims to promote the exchange of ideas on culture, the economy, science and technology.
FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry Eduardo Rojas-Briales has been recently named Commissioner-General for the United Nations’ preparations for the event.
The press conference on the Earth Day Italia Concert will take place at FAO’s headquarters in Rome on Thursday, 18 April 2013 at 10:30h. Fiorella Mannoia
will participate in the press conference along with
FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry Eduardo Rojas-Briales, President of Earth Day Italia Pierluigi Sassi
and a representative of Expo 2015.The press conference will be moderated by
Italian TV presenter Carlo Massarini. |
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For more information, contact: Maria De Cristofaro,
Forestry Communications Officer, FAO
(+39) 06 5705 2120 Valeria Cecilia Earth Day Italia Tel 06/47.82.46.42
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