UNRocks & Ambassador Friends join together to "Heal the World"
The entire world is facing an unprecedented threat. The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly covered the globe, spread suffering, disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The World Health Organization (WHO) is leading and coordinating the global effort, supporting countries to prevent, detect, and respond to the pandemic.
Under these challenging circumstances, during the year when we mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, there is a message of solidarity that 26 former and current ambassadors to the UN want to send to the world, launching a music video with a cover of Michael Jackson’s song “Heal the World”. This video is a tribute to all those who contribute to healing the world – doctors, nurses, healthcare workers. It also wants to encourage donations to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO, which can be made at www.COVID19ResponseFund.org.
The music project is an initiative of Simona-Mirela Miculescu, founding member of UNRocks, the first ever music group composed of ambassadors to the UN.
UNROCKS MUSIC GROUP MEMBERS
IB PETERSEN
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the UN (guitar, vocals) now posted Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director to UNFPA
MAHE ‘ULI’ULI TUPOUNIUA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga to the UN (keyboard)
MILAN MILANOVIĆ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Serbia to the UN (guitar, vocals)
OH JOON
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN (drums) and current President of ECOSOC
SIMONA-MIRELA MICULESCU
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN (lead singer, tambourine) now posted as a Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO
OTHER LEAD SINGERS
ANTONIO PEDRO MONTEIRO LIMA
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Cape Verde to the UN
EDUARDO ULIBARRI
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN and a full-time Professor at the University of Costa Rica
GUILLERMO RISHCHYNSKI
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN and former Executive-Director at the Inter-American Dialogue
MARLENE MOSES
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nauru to the UN
CHOIR
AHMED SAREER
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the UN and current Director of The Organization of Islamic Cooperation
DENIS G. ANTOINE
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN and Professor at John Hopkins University School of Medicine
DESSIMA WILLIAMS
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN and active partner at the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
JÃNIS MAŽEIKS
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the UN and currently the Under-Secretary of State, Political Director for the Foreign Ministry of Latvia
KAHA IMNADZE
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN
LAURA FLORES
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN now the Director of the Americas Division, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs & Peace Operations at United Nations
ZINA ANDRIANARIVELO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the UN
FRIENDS
ABUL KALAM ABDUL MOMEN
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN now the Minister of Foreign Affairs to Bangladesh
DURGA PRASAD BHATTARAI
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN now a Deputy Director at the Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the Government of Nepal
FRANTISEK RUZICKA
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the UN now the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to Slovakia
GONZALO GUTIÉRREZ REINEL
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Peru to the UN currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
HORACIO SEVILLA BORJA
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN
KAI SAUER
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN, Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy, in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
MARIA CRISTINA “MARITA” PERCEVAL
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN
MILORAD ŠĆEPANOVIĆ
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the UN currently Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
NGUYEN PHUONG NGA
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN and current member of VUFO
PAUL SEGER
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN currently Ambassador of Switzerland to Germany
MUSIC DIRECTOR: GARY FRY
VIDEO EDITORS: MARA MICULESCU and IOAN GRUMAZESCU
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