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Ubongo and Open Planet Scor MIP SDG Awards: ‘We Want to Create a Generation of Changemakers’

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Marta Balaga And the winners are… Pan-African non-profit Ubongo and footage and data visualizations library Open Planet. The two organizations picked up MIP SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] awards at MipTV on Tuesday.

Adopted by all UN member states in 2015, the SDG Awards’ 17 goals are a call to action to boost the economy while tackling climate change, improving healthcare, and ending inequality. “Both winners are agents of change,” said Caroline Petit, deputy director of the United Nations Regional Information Center in Brussels.

Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming, added via video statement: “The UN has recognized, time and again, the importance of the media industry and the achievement of the sustainable development goals.

Your work is absolutely crucial.” Mwasi Wilmore, chief executive officer at Ubongo, opened up about its past and future goals.

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