It’s good to be digital and have a carbon footprint so little. Monday in Burma and Tuesday in Mexico. Elyx is thrilled to arrive in Mexico City the cradle of ancient Aztec civilization. Elyx is very touched to be so warmly greeted by yet another group of UN colleagues in yet another country. Twenty three
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12,000 kilometres away, Elyx arrives in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Arguably one of the most beautiful countries in the world, Myanmar is located in Southeast Asia and is bordered by Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand. The UN has had a sizable presence in Burma since the country’s independence in 1948 and has provided support
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Elyx, the United Nations’s first digital ambassador, created by the renowned French artist Yak, continues travelling the world to celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary. Elyx has no nationality, race or gender, and best of all Elyx does not speak, making it a truly universal character. Since August 15, Elyx has visited more than 20 countries
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After Elyx has spent the night in Bremen, the digital ambassador continues the Germany tour – rested and curious to learn more. Before celebrating the 25th anniversary of German reunification in Berlin, Elyx visits another Hanseatic City – Hamburg which is only a stone’s throw from Bremen. Hamburg is the seat of the International Tribunal
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In the past week wherever Elyx went there was talk of the Sustainable Development Goals. But what is sustainable development and what are these goals? Excellent question to put to our colleagues in Germany where a multi-city tour is organized for Elyx. First stop Bonn, the former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and
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How does Elyx manage to travel to so many parts of the world in just 70 days? Well, the digital ambassador can travel by cloud!
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Iran’s President of the Republic, Hassan Rohani is in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, but that doesn’t stop the UN digital ambassador, Elyx, from visiting the ancient country, which is one of the founding members of the UN. Eager to see some famous sites, Elyx is taken by colleagues from the
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Yesterday, the first week of the 70th session of the General Assembly ended and strong theme has been climate change, especially in preparation for the climate summit (COP21) in December. The UN Country Team in the Kingdom of Bahrain invited Elyx to visit their country to show the efforts and progresses of UNEP and UNDP
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Elyx met with staff from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the ground in Guinea, a country that has been hit hard by virus Ebola. UN agencies helped the government come to grips with the epidemics, which has resulted so far in more than 10,000 deaths. UNICEF deployed its staff to raise awareness of
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As world leaders gathered in New York for the first day of the general debate at #UNGA, Elyx continued to travel around the globe. Madagascar, the world’s fourth biggest island. Once again Elyx was delighted to see the large UN presence. Waiting for Elyx was a UNDP team at Mahitsy, a rural village, one hour
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