Isack and I flew from Cape Town to Paris, then to Geneva. We went to the United Nations Palais des Nations to set up the booth and get ready for the Forum starting the next day. After that we strolled through the lovely old village area and had a bite to eat after scaling the circular stairway up the towers of the cathedral.
This morning, we put on our suits and took the train to the UN. We met Euan and Alice and prepared to speak to delegates about the work both Pearson and the Pearson Foundation are doing globally. Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro was the first to stop by (with the press!) to speak to Isack and Alice. Isack knew her from Tanzania. She was a Ministry official there, but is now Deputy Secretary General of the UN (right under Ban Ki-moon). Isack was great! He greeted her in Swahili and she loved it. He then switched to English so that the press would know what he was saying. He and Alice tag-teamed it and Dr. Migiro was quite impressed. We spent the rest of the day meeting other delegates and talking about our work. A great first day.
by Erik Gregory
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