Swimming Across the Continents for the MDGs
Dominican ultra distance open water swimmer Marcos Diaz recently arrived in Egypt as part of a global campaign to promote the UN Millennium Development Goals and Unite the Five Continents. On the occasion of the arrival of the ‘Swim Across the Continents with the United Nations for the UN Millennium Development Goals’ campaign to Egypt, the National Sports Council of Egypt, the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Cairo and UNDP organized a press conference on May 27th 2010.
National Sports Council Executive Director Mr. Medhat El-Beltagy, H.E. Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Egypt Mrs. Maria Gabriella Bonetti, and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Mr. James W. Rawley attended the press conference. Marcos Diaz spoke to the press about his arrival to Egypt as part of his attempt to achieve the unprecedented feat of becoming the first man to unite the five continents of the world by swimming to promote the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has officially endorsed the ambitious ‘Swim Across the Continents with the United Nations for the UN Millennium Development Goals’ initiative’, which was created by the Marcos Diaz Foundation, a charity institution founded by the talented Dominican swimmer.
The campaign sees Marcos Diaz making four crossings; from Oceania to Asia, Asia to Africa, Africa to Europe, and from Europe to the Americas, swimming alone, once every month from May to August, uniting the five continents of the world.
Through these crossings, Marcos Díaz aims to demonstrate that people around the world are not so far from each other, and that the problems affecting some could impact the lives of others living in other continents. Marcos Díaz is swimming to attract global attention to the fact that together we can contribute in the creation of positive change for humanity through the achievement of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals. For further information, videos, and photos please visit:
www.swimacrossthecontinents.com (English and Spanish)
www.marcosdiaz.net (English and Spanish)
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