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10-30-2009, 02:50 PM
Dominican long-distance swimmer Marcos Diaz today announced plans to connect the five continents of the world, through four long-distance swims including Djibouti, Indonesia, Morocco, Spain and the US. This is an initiative to unite the world and bring awareness to the Millennium Development Goals, sponsored by the United States. Diaz says that the world's poor have played no role in the recent global crises, but have suffered the most.
At a press conference at the headquarters of the UN in New York, Diaz launched the project and called the world to join in. The swim marks the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals.
Beginning in May, the first swim would connect Oceania to Asia from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia. The second swim, in June, would unite Asia to Africa with a swim from Yemen to Djibouti. In July, the third crossing would connect Africa to Europe with a swim from Morocco to Spain, and the last swim in August would be from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Straits, connecting Europe to the Americas.
During the week of the September 2010 Millennium Development Summit being held at the United Nations, he would swim from the Hudson River to the East River, right to the front of the United Nations to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals.
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At a press conference at the headquarters of the UN in New York, Diaz launched the project and called the world to join in. The swim marks the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals.
Beginning in May, the first swim would connect Oceania to Asia from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia. The second swim, in June, would unite Asia to Africa with a swim from Yemen to Djibouti. In July, the third crossing would connect Africa to Europe with a swim from Morocco to Spain, and the last swim in August would be from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Straits, connecting Europe to the Americas.
During the week of the September 2010 Millennium Development Summit being held at the United Nations, he would swim from the Hudson River to the East River, right to the front of the United Nations to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)