Globetree and the United Nations

It started 1990. Two girls of Globetree accompanied two presidents to the official signing of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child at United Nations in New York.
1998 UN Secr. Gen. Kofi Annan took water from the fountain at the United Nations, New York, to be united with waters of the world at the Future Vessel event.
2000 Globetree received UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour Award and was asked by UNEP 2001 to establish and run a Children’s Meeting Place on the grounds of the United Nations, Nairobi in Kenya.
The  Meeting is a a tree where children from all walks of life meet and dialogue with leaders of the world.
Globetree has DPI and ECOSOC statues to the UN since 1996/1999.

Convention of the Right’s of the Child

Globetree and the UN

UNEP Global Roll of Honour Award

Globetree and the UN

Safe Water 2000 Conference

Globetree and the UN

Kofi Annan

Globetree and the UN
Globetree and the UN
Globetree and the UN

Opening Ceremony of UN Habitats 18th Session of Human Settlements

Afrika 2001-02 Habitatinvigning Dansande flickor

– It’s now – it’s now you can reach the world’s leaders! Go for it! Go!

That’s what Kajsa says to the 300 children before the inauguration program starts. Tears fall down the cheeks of all in the audience. The President of Kenya Arap Moi invites the children for lunch and Globetree is asked to establish and run a Children’s Meeting Place on the grounds of United Nations, Nairobi.
It is the 16 February 2001. The audience is ministers of environment and ambassadors from the world participating in the 18th Session of Human Settlements. Globetree is responsible for the Opening Ceremony and work together with 300 children from 10 schools and children centres in Nairobi slum areas. The children perform their struggle to survive. Lack of food, their parents dying in Aids, poisoned water and how corruption affects them. All in the audience are deeply moved by the children’s messages. Kajsa Dahlström, president of Globetree sits next to Dr. Klaus Toepfer, UNEP Executive Director and whispers in his ear: – It’s these tears that change the world – not your papers. Take care of this moment when children touch the hearts of leaders of the world! Dr. Toepfer whispers back: – Come with a suggestion!
The suggestion is to establish a meeting place where children and leaders of the world meet and the place is a big beautiful acacia tree close to the UN offices and gets the name the Children’s Meeting Place.

Globetree activities at the United Nations in Nairobi

May 2001

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September 2001

Globetree and the UN

 April 2003

Globetree and the UN

Planning for a Children’s Meeting Place

UNEP Exec. Dir. Dr. Klaus Toepfer at the Inauguration of the Children’s Meeting Place

Prof. Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement speaks at the Children’s Meeting Place

November 2003

Globetree and the UN

November 2004 – 7 Stones Ceremony

Globetree and the UN

November 2004

Globetree and the UN

UNEP Deputy. Exec. Dir. Shafquat Kakakhel at the Second Preparatory Roots  Meeting

Inauguration of the Indigenous 7 Stones Fireplace at the Children’s Meeting Place

International Roots Meeting

June 2005

Globetree and the UN

November 2005

Globetree and the UN

November 2006

Globetree and the UN

Roots Meeting and Way Forward

Lord Mayor of Stockholm at UNEP to prepare for the World Championship in Cooperation in Stockholm

Preparatory Meeting for the World Championship in Cooperation in Kampala

February 2007

Globetree and the UN

March 2009

Globetree and the UN

November 2009

Globetree and the UN

UNEP Conference on Globalization and the Environment

Children’s Garden Exhibition – We live in the streets…

UNEP Exec. Dir. Achim Steiner welcomes the Future Vessel to UNON

November 2011 – 10 year anniversary

Globetree and the UN

January 2013

Globetree and the UN

January 2015

Globetree and the UN

Astronaut Loren Acton is the Guest of Honour at the 10 year’s anniversary of the Children’s Meeting Place

Display of suggestions to a sign board for the Children’s Meeting Place by inmates at six female prisons in Sweden

Children from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Sweden give ideas to make the Children’s Meeting Place more visible and fun

November 2015 – GlobeDay

Globetree and the UN

November 2016 – GlobeDay

Globetree and the UN

Children from 25 nations present ideas to make the Children’s Meeting Place more visible and fun at the Stockholm City Hall

Mr Stephen Stannah, Chief, Facilities Management and Deputy Chief Ms Talia Owen-Frigyik present a possible site for the development of the Children´s Meeting Place

Kajsa Dahlström tells the children she will go to Nairobi for the development of the Children’s Meeting Place

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