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2011 South-South AwardsReturn

High-level government officials, leaders from the business community and civil society, and world class entertainers and celebrities all came together at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York for the inaugural 2011 South-South Awards on September 19. Sponsored by South-South News, the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the South-South Awards recognized exceptional contributions to global health through the innovative use of information and communication technologies. The evening kicked off with a red carpet entrance, which led to performances by renowned artists like Kenny G, Don Felder, and Roberta Flack. The ceremony was attended by over twenty heads of state and numerous other dignitaries, who came to show their support to the cause of the evening: digital health for digital development.

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PLAY SEGMENT Red Carpet 1 2011.09.19 00:21:06	PLAY CLIPS
	00:05 Red Carpet Intro by Afaf Konja and Bill Miller / South-South News 00:50 Michelle Begue at the Media Room / South-South News 01:25 Don Felder / Performer 03:15 Erik Roberts and Keaton Simons / Performer 04:40 Michel Bearden / Performer Micheal Bearden 07:20 Michelle Begue / Media Room 08:28 Kenny G / Performer 10:15 Patricia Velazquez / MC 12:44 First Lady of El Salvador Vanda Guiomar Pignato 14:40 Winston Chung / Winston Global Energy Chairman 19:30 Olympic Athlete from Jamaica – Shevon Stoddart
PLAY SEGMENT Red Carpet 2 00:17:44 00:05:51	PLAY CLIPS
	00:05 Afaf Konja and Bill Miller / South-South News 00:38 Miri Ben-Ari / Violinist 02:00 John Tintori / NYU 04:05 Robin DiMaggio / Musical Director SSAwards 08:26 H.E Danilo Turk / President of Slovenia 13:55 Michael Santiago / President of Polaris Aviation 15:50 Oumou Sangare / Performer
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 1 2011.09.19 00:42:09	PLAY CLIPS
	00:10 Ceremony Intro 01:10 Kenny G / Performance 13:36 Welcome by Patricia Velazquez 15:00 H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser / President of the United Nations General Assembly 22:00 Kiyo Akasaka / Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information 26:20 H.E. Francis Lorenzo / President of South-South News 33:20 H.E. W. Baldwin Spencer / Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda 37:10 Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré / Secretary General ITU 38:58 Mr. Abdoulie Janneh / Economic Commission for Africa
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 2 2011.09.19 00:24:10	PLAY CLIPS
	00:10 Patricia Velazquez 44:00 David Paich / Video Performance 48:35 H.E. Abdoulaye Wade President of Senegal / Award 54:50 Ms. Oumou Sangare / Performance
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 3 2011.09.19 00:13:18	PLAY CLIPS
	00:05 Franca Sozzani Editor in Chief Italian Vogue 01:23 Member of The African Union Recognition 05:05 H.E Mwai Kibaki President of Kenya / Award 09:15 Miri Ben-Ari / Performance
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 4 2011.09.19 00:27:39	PLAY CLIPS
	00:05 Patricia Velazquez 03:15 H.E. Jakaya Kikwete President of Tanzania / Award 08:41 Roberta Flack / Performance 16:45 H.E. Leonel Fernandez President of Dominican Republic / Award 22:28 H.E. Shiekh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 5 2011.09.19 00:23:53	PLAY CLIPS
	00:02 Don Felder / Performance 07:36 H.E. Dr. Vanda Pignato / First Lady of EL Salvador / Award 16:15 Minister of Foreign affairs on behalf of H.E. Paul Kagame / President of Rwanda / Award 19:33 Mr. William Roedy / Former Chair, MTV International 21:31 Mr. Rubayat Khan / Director mPower Health 21:50 Prof. Mo Ibrahim / Founder Mo Ibrahim Foundation / Award
PLAY SEGMENT Ceremony 6 2011.09.19 00:23:32	PLAY CLIPS
	00:10 Dr. Klaus Leisinger / President of Novartis, Prof. Jeff Sachs / Earth Institute at Columbia University and Dr. Seth Berkley / CEO The Gavin Alliance / Awards 02:55 Mr. Winston Chung / Chairman Winston Global Energy / Recognition 04:10 Mr. Michael Santiago / CEO Polaris Aviation, Hu Yong / General Manager Cool Cartoon Communications / Recognition 07:15 Amir Dossal / Former Executive Director UN Office for Partnerships 08:00 HON. REV. Dr. John Seakgosy / Minister of Health of Botswana / Award 11:05 Dr. Seth Berkley / CEO Gavi Alliance / Awards 12:55 Robin DiMaggio / Musical Director SSAwards 15:55 Keaton Simons / Performance 22:25 Show Credits

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