Photos of the month: United for our goals

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5 Nov 2020

Mayors & Ambassadors. Scoring the Sustainable Development goals

Let’s get moving for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! The Forum of Mayors 2020 brought together last October mayors and diplomats on a football field. City leaders and Geneva-based ambassadors teamed-up to get the ball rolling for the Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs.

The match took place at the Palais des Nations – the grass field normally reserved for peacocks turned into a playing field for sporty policymakers and tactical diplomats.

The match was opened by Captain of Ambassadors United: Walter Stevens, Head of EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva and Captain of Mayors United: Sami Kanaan, Mayor of Geneva. The final score was 17 for the Ambassadors and 14 for the Mayors.

** PHOTOS ARE A COURTESY PF CECILIA BATAC AND UNECE / PIERRE ALBOUY. **

Olga Algayerova, UNECE Executive Secretary, referee of the game, discusses with UEFA referee.

Lucie Berger, First Secretary, delegation of the European Union to the UN and other International organizations, organizer and score keeper.

Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of UNECE, referee of the game shows the yellow and red cards to the captains of the teams, Sami Kanaan, Mayor of Geneva and Walter Stevens, Ambassador, European Union.

Alexander Alimov, DPR, of the Russian Federation aiming to the goal.

Ambassador Tine Mørch Smith, Permanent Representative, Norway.

Ambassador Hans‑Peter Jugel, DPR Germany.

Tomaso Rossini, Captain of the Castle, San Marino, goalkeeper for Mayors United.

Mark Cassayre, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S.A. goolkeeper for Ambassadors United.

Paola Deda, organizer & Director at UNECE, cheering the team & holding tight onto the medals and cup.

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