GLOBAL VILLAGE OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAMME

11:00 - 12:15 Hosted by Richard Zaldivar, United States, Music Jamar Rogers, Its My Life Blessing The Warhorse Drum Group Welcome to the Global Village Nicci Stein, Canada, Co-Chair, Global Village Working Group Ed Attapon Ngoksin, Thailand, Member, Youth Programme Working Group Welcome from the Mayor of Washington, DC Vincent C. Gray, United States, Mayor of Washington, DC Message to the Community Michel Sidib, Switzerland, Executive Director, UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Welcome from the DC Community Coalition Christine Campbell, United States, DC Community Coalition Engaging Youth Aram Barra, Mexico, Co-Chair, YouthForce Turning the Tide Together Presentation Official Opening of the Global Village Cristina Pea, United States, Acting Co-Chair, Youth Programme Working Group Miriam Edwards, Guyana, Co-Chair, Global Village Working Group Music Jamar Rogers, Where Would I Be Without You