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"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 ...
Grameen America crosses US$ 3 billion in loans invested to low income women entrepreneurs in the US
Yunus Centre Press Release (31 January, 2023)Grameen America Inc has reached a new milestone of investing $3 billion in affordable business capital to women of color in financially underserved communities across the United States. Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization based in New York City. It was founded by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus in 2008. Grameen America is run by former Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung. The organization provides loans, savings...
Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movement
Yunus Centre Press Release (09 October 2022 ) Global Esports Federation partners with Yunus to build Esports for Development movementSustainable social impact ecosystem that harnesses the creativity, diversity, and energy of the global esports community Singapore, September 28, 2022 – The Global Esports Federation and Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) have established a partnership focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Developme...
Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus
Yuus Centre Press Release 03 October 2022 “A GAME CHANGER AND HOPE CREATOR" - Karl Kübel Prize of Germany awarded to Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus On September 30, the Karl Kuebel Foundation for Child and Family awarded Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus with the Karl Kübel Prize. The foundation honored his extraordinary and multifaceted commitment to families all over the world. “Family counts” – the jubilee motto o...
12th Social Business Day sponsored by Yunus Centre kicks off on June 27th
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 27 june 2022 ) The 12th SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY, hosted by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will be held from June 27- 30, 2022. The theme of SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY 2022 will be: Building a New Civilisation—Before the Current Civilisation Destroys Us. This year a series of African universities such as Catholic University of Zimbabwe along with Kampala International University and Makerere University Business School, Uganda, Tangaza University College...
Yunus Invited to Rome to Discuss the Theme for Expo 2030.
Yunus Centre Press Release (11 June 2022) Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus came to Rome on June 5, 2022 at the invitation of Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri. They met on the following day at the city hall Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitoline Hill. Mr. Gualtieri was previously the Minister of Economy and Finances and member of the European Parliament where he chaired the influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The Mayor requested Muhammad Yunus to help the city...
Yunus Warns About the Disaster Path of Present Civilization. Urges to Build a New Civilization.
Yunus Centre Press Release (06 June 2022) Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited as a keynote speaker at the Trento Festival of Economics on June 4 in Trento, Italy. The Conference which was held over four days, focused on Social entrepreneurship for sustainable economic development. Eight Nobel Laureates, more than 75 academic speakers, 20 of the most important international and national economists, 26 representatives of the most important European and national institutions an...
Yunus Speaks at Parliamentary Breakfast in the German Parliament
Yunus Centre Press Release (04 June 2022)With Prof. Dr. Rita Suessmuth (born 1937), a long time friend and supporter of Yunus's programmes, came to meet Professor Yunus to hear him speak. She is the former two term President (Speaker) of German Parliament, November 1988 – October 1998 and Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Women, Youth and Senior Citizens; September 1985 – November 1988. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus was invite...
Mahathir Mohammad Invites Professor Yunus for a Discussion
Yunus Centre Press Release (March 30, 2022)Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohammad greeting each other on March 28, 2022 during Professor Yunus’ 3 day visit to Malaysia.Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by former prime minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohammad (96) to meet him and his wife Siti Hasma (95) while he was visiting Malaysia to discuss the progress of his work in Malaysia and in other countr...
Yunus Gives out degrees in the first convocation ceremony of Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 28 march, 2022 )Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus gave out degrees in the first convocation ceremony of the Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia. Yunus is the first Chancellor of Albukhari International University located in Alor Setar in the state of Kedah in Malaysia. The convocation ceremony took place in the elegant convocation hall of the university on March 26 in the presence of the founder of the university, local dignitaries, ambassadors...
Yunus Receives Champion of Global Change Award From United Nations Foundation
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 14 December 2021 )The United Nations Foundation gave this year’s Champion of Global Change Award to two winners, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization. on December 9, 2021. The Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of individuals and organizations striving to further the work of the UN and advance its goal of a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world for eve...
More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates call on candidates for German chancellor to waive intellectual property rules for COVID vaccines
Yunsu Centre Press Release15th of September 2021 More than 140 former heads of state and government and Nobel laureates today called on the candidates to be the next German chancellor Annalena Baerbock, Olaf Scholz, and Armin Laschet to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property rules for COVID 19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies, and “to make these the policies of any future coalition government”. The signatories underlined that ending Germ...
Grameen America: Microfinancing Having a Macroeconomic Impact - An Interview with Andrea Jung
Source: https://sir.advancedleadership.harvard.edu/news/grameen-america-microfinancing-having-macroeconomic-impact-interview-andrea-jung July 20, 2021 By John Esler and Deepa Krishnamurthy Andrea Jung is the President and CEO of Grameen America. She is the former Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., where she served as CEO from 1999 to 2012, and as Chairman from 2001 through 2012. Throughout her career, Ms. Jung ranked consistently among the top leaders on lists including For...
Leveraging Digital Healthcare for the Underprivileged
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 11 August 2021) Leveraging Digital Healthcare for the Underprivileged150,000 underprivileged people from RMG factories and slums have received medical services from Digital Hospital, a social brand of Digital Healthcare Solutions (DH) Digital Healthcare Solutions has partnered with USAID’s MaMoni Maternal and Newborn Care Strengthening Project: Emergency Response to COVID-19 Pandemic implemented by Save the Children in association with factories under...
A temporary waiver of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement for the COVID-19 vaccine is essential to meet the number of doses of vaccinations required to achieve global herd immunity.
Yunus Centre Press Release ( 09/08/2021)An article written by Parsa Erfani, Agnes Binagwaho, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Muhammad Yunus, Paul Farmer, and Vanessa Kerry has been published in the British Medical Journal, on 3rd August 2021 titled " Intellectual property waiver for covid-19 vaccines will advance global health equity" which focuses on the importance of a temporary IP waiver to reach global needs. The article states the current vaccination figures show that the percentages of ...