Miss Universe 2011 - Making a Difference!

Reigning Miss Universe working as no other: Before speaking at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification conference, she had attended a HIV/AIDS event (which is the main cause of MUO) and she is also going to The Rio+20 event - an UN conference on Susteinable Development.

Leila Lopes, UNCCD Drylands Ambassador, spoke about the need “to reduce land degradation, rehabilitate more land than is being degraded”. Along with her was the UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Luc Gnacadja and Mr. Dan Shepherd of the Department of Public Information of the United Nations.

The conference which took place in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium of the UN Headquarters in New York was live-streamed online.

This is one great opportunity for the reigning Miss Universe to truly empower everyone on the effects of desertification affecting the most vulnerable in our societies, women and children.

http://www.unccd.int/en/media-center/MediaNews/Pages/highlightdetail.aspx?HighlightID=68

http://blueblack2010.com/2012/03/27/leila-lopes-speaks-at-the-unccd-conference/

Leila Lopes Attends HIV/AIDS Event in NYC:

Leila Lopes attended the kick off event of the amfAR’s generationCURE in New York last Wednesday, 21st of March 2012. She was guest of honor in the event held at The Bubble Lounge Tribeca. Her participation of the event is true to the cause of the Miss Universe Organisation which is to increase awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS.

http://blueblack2010.com/2012/03/23/leila-lopes-attends-hivaids-event-in-nyc/