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Gabriela Klein gabriela.klein@rotary.org | +1 (262) 994-7593 

SÃO PAULO (4 de junho de 2015) – Laureado com o Prêmio Nobel da Paz, o Dr. Óscar Arias fará o discurso de abertura no Simpósio Rotary sobre Paz, onde alunos e ex-alunos do programa Centros Rotary pela Paz participarão de um debate sobre a construção da paz de 4 a 5 de junho no Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi: Auditório Elis Regina.

Dr. Arias falará às 9h25 na quinta-feira, dia 4 de junho.

Dr. Arias foi premiado com o Nobel da Paz em 1987 por seu plano de acabar com as guerras civis que assolavam a América Central. Em agosto de 1987, o plano de paz foi aprovado pela Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras e Nicarágua. Ele visava estabelecer eleições livres, garantias para os direitos humanos e o fim da interferência estrangeira nos assuntos internos desses países. Dr. Arias também recebeu o Prêmio Albert Schweitzer por Humanitarismo e é curador da Economists for Peace and Security.

Também nesse evento, haverá uma palestra de Steve Killelea (às 9h20 da sexta-feira, dia 5 de junho), fundador e presidente-executivo da Integrated Research Ltd., da The Charitable Foundation e do Instituto de Economia e Paz. Killelea é um empresário talentoso no desenvolvimento de negócios de alta tecnologia. Após criar com sucesso duas empresas de software internacionais, ele decidiu dedicar grande parte do seu tempo e fortuna à paz e ao desenvolvimento sustentável.

Desde 1905, Rotary Clubs têm abraçado o chamado pela paz nos níveis da sociedade civil, abordando as causas subjacentes de conflitos e violência como fome, pobreza, doenças e analfabetismo.

"Os Rotary Clubs estão enfrentando os maiores problemas do mundo em nível local e internacional com seus muitos programas de serviço", diz John Kenny, presidente da Fundação Rotária, o braço beneficente do Rotary International. "Nossos clubes mostram que, com dedicação e um plano sólido, pessoas comuns podem tornar o mundo um lugar melhor".

O simpósio de dois dias reunirá mais de 80 alunos e ex-alunos do programa Centros Rotary pela Paz, uma iniciativa de estudos sobre paz que fornece a futuros líderes habilidades e ferramentas necessárias para resolver conflitos e promover a paz.

O Rotary — uma organização internacional de clubes de serviços voluntários - patrocina todos os anos até 100 bolsistas que embarcam em um a dois anos de estudos com o objetivo de conquistar diplomas de mestrado em paz e resolução de conflitos. Esses títulos são obtidos em Centros Rotary de Estudos Internacionais, localizados nas principais universidades da Inglaterra, Japão, Austrália, Suécia e Estados Unidos, incluindo:

• Uppsala University, Suécia
• University of Bradford, Inglaterra
• University of Queensland, Austrália
• International Christian University, Japão
• Duke University e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, EUA

O Rotary também outorga até 50 certificados por ano em um programa de três meses sobre paz e prevenção e resolução de conflitos na Chulalongkorn University, na Tailândia, para profissionais experientes que trabalham em áreas relacionadas com a paz.

Fundado em 2002, o programa Centros Rotary pela Paz orgulha-se de seus mais de 900 formados. Pelo menos 430 ex-alunos de 97 países assumiram cargos em governos e organizações relacionadas com a paz em todo o mundo.

Bolsistas e o impacto no Brasil
Kátia Dantas, brasileira, graduada em 2009 pelo Centro Rotary pela Paz da Duke University, falará na Convenção do Rotary International (às 10h45 da segunda-feira, dia 8 de junho). Kátia trabalha atualmente como diretora de políticas públicas para a América Latina e Caribe no Centro Internacional para Crianças Desaparecidas e Exploradas (ICMEC).

Ela foi fundamental para ampliar os esforços de envolvimento com a comunidade do ICMEC na região, através da extensa colaboração com grupos regionais, representantes do governo e organizações não governamentais. Por meio de palestras em diversos eventos regionais, nacionais e locais, ela está ajudando a aumentar a conscientização das pessoas com relação ao rapto de crianças e quanto à importância de proteger as crianças contra a exploração sexual.

Sobre o Rotary
O Rotary, uma rede global de voluntários dedicados a vencer os maiores desafios da humanidade, tem 1.200.000 associados em mais de 200 países e regiões geográficas. Seja ajudando famílias carentes ou combatendo a paralisia infantil, a organização trabalha para melhorar a qualidade de vida em comunidades locais e internacionais. Para acessar fotos e vídeos com qualidade de transmissão, acesse: The Newsmarket.

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Gabriela Klein Gabriela.Klein@rotary.org Phone +1 (262) 994-7593 (US)
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SÃO PAULO (4 June 2015) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Óscar Arias will deliver the keynote address at the Rotary World Peace Symposium, where students and alumni of Rotary's Peace Centers Program will take part in a dialogue on peace-building 4-5 June at the Palácio das Convenções, Anhembi: Elis Regina Auditorium.
Dr. Arias will speak at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, 4 June.

Dr. Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his plan to put an end to the civil wars that were devastating Central America. In August 1987, the peace plan was approved by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It aimed to establish free elections, safeguards for human rights, and an end to foreign interference in the internal affairs of those countries. Dr. Arias is also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security.

Also speaking at the event is Steve Killelea (9:20 a.m. Friday, 5 June), founder and Executive Chair of Integrated Research Ltd. as well as The Charitable Foundation and Institute for Economics and Peace. Killelea is an accomplished entrepreneur in high-technology business development. After successfully building two international software companies, he decided to dedicate most of his time and fortune to sustainable development and peace.

The three-day symposium will bring together more than 80 students and alumni of Rotary's Peace Centers program, a peace studies initiative that provides future leaders with the skills and tools needed to resolve conflicts and promote peace.

Rotary – an international organization of volunteer service clubs – sponsors up to 100 scholars each year who embark on one to two years of study to earn master's-level degrees in peace and conflict resolution. These degrees are obtained at Rotary Centers for International Studies located at leading universities in England, Japan, Australia, Sweden, and the United States including:

• Uppsala University, Sweden
• University of Bradford, England
• University of Queensland, Australia
• International Christian University, Japan
• Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Rotary also awards up to 50 certificates a year for a three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand for experienced professionals working in peace-related fields.

Founded in 2002, Rotary's Peace Centers program boasts over 900 graduates. At least 430 alumni from 97 countries have assumed positions in governments and peace-related organizations around the world.

Katia Dantas, a 2009 alumna of the Rotary Peace Center at Duke-University North Carolina – and native of Brazil – will speak at the Rotary International Convention (10:45 a.m. Monday, 8 June). Dantas currently works as the Latin American and Caribbean Policy Director at the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC).
She has been instrumental in expanding ICMEC's outreach efforts in the region, through extensive collaboration with regional bodies, government representatives, and non-governmental organizations. Dantas is helping to raise public awareness on the importance of protecting children against sexual exploitation, child and abduction through speaking engagements in several regional, national and local events.

Since 1905, Rotary clubs have embraced the call for peace at the grass-roots level by addressing the underlying causes of conflict and violence such as hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.

"Rotary clubs are tackling the world's biggest issues on a local and international level through their many service programs," said John Kenny, chair of The Rotary Foundation, the charity arm of Rotary International. "Our clubs show that with dedication and a solid plan, ordinary people can make the world a much better place."

About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. To access broadcast quality video footage and still photos go to: The Newsmarket.

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Luciana Lins Luciana.Lins@edelmansignifica.com Telefone: +55 (11) 3060-3369 (São Paulo)
Alberto Madjer Vieira AlbertoMadjer.Vieira@edelmansignifica.com Telefone: +55 (11) 3060-3159 (São Paulo)

Eduardo Alves Eduardo.Alves@edelmansignifica.com Telefone: +55 (11) 95552-6321(São Paulo)
Gabriela Klein Gabriela.Klein@rotary.org Telefone: +1 (262) 994-7593 (EUA)

A crise hídrica que São Paulo enfrenta está entre os temas a serem abordados

São Paulo, 3 de junho de 2015 – Com os cinco reservatórios do sistema Cantareira apresentando uma capacidade perigosamente baixa, São Paulo está sofrendo sua pior seca em oito décadas. No sétimo Encontro Mundial da Água, os associados do Rotary, organização de serviços humanitários, mostrarão que estão colaborando com outros grupos para ajudar a fornecer água potável e saneamento básico para comunidades onde quer que haja necessidade.

O Grupo Rotarianos em Ação pela Água e Saneamento está organizando seu sétimo Encontro Mundial da Água, em São Paulo, no dia 4 de junho, das 8h às 17h, no Hotel Renaissance São Paulo, Al. Santos, 2233, São Paulo. O encontro deste ano contará com Carlos Rossin, diretor de soluções de sustentabilidade da Price Waterhouse Coopers, e Gustavo Melo, coordenador de Marketing da Greif para a América Latina, que fornecerá uma atualização sobre a crise da água de São Paulo, além de uma aparição especial em vídeo de Raya, um personagem do programa Vila Sésamo, em que ela fala de seu trabalho ensinando às crianças hábitos de boa higiene. O programa Vila Sésamo introduziu Raya ano passado com o apoio da Fundação Bill e Melinda Gates para ensinar sobre saneamento e higiene às mais de 40 milhões de crianças que assistem ao show em Bangladesh, na Índia e na Nigéria.

O Encontro Mundial da Água mostrará os mais recentes avanços em tecnologia de água e saneamento e destacará como os associados do Rotary estão ajudando comunidades do mundo todo com o desenvolvimento e a manutenção de sistemas sustentáveis de água e saneamento. Para mais informações sobre o encontro, acesse www.wasrag.org.

O objetivo do evento é combinar o conhecimento especializado do setor com projetos de recursos hídricos e saneamento liderados pelo Rotary. "As preocupações de saúde relacionadas à água causam mais mortes e sofrimento do que a maioria das outras preocupações com saúde combinadas", diz Steve Werner, copresidente do Encontro Mundial da Água. "Em todo o mundo, ocorrem mais de 6 mil mortes todos os dias de doenças relacionadas à água que poderiam ser evitadas. Essas doenças também contribuem para a perda de produtividade, pois quando mulheres e crianças têm que sair de suas casas para buscar água – em geral, de fontes poluídas – elas também perdem tempo que poderiam dedicar a atividades mais produtivas, como gerar renda ou ir à escola".

Uma peça central da ênfase do Rotary nas questões de água e saneamento é a Colaboração Internacional H2O, uma parceira entre o Rotary International e a USAID (Agência Norte-Americana de Desenvolvimento Internacional). Lançada em 2009, ela funciona para implementar projetos sustentáveis de longo prazo de água, saneamento e higiene nos países em desenvolvimento. A primeira fase da parceria se concentrou em três países: Gana, Filipinas e República Dominicana.

Em 2011, o Rotary, por meio de sua fundação, estabeleceu uma parceria estratégica com o Unesco-IHE, um Instituto das Nações Unidas na Holanda que é a maior instalação de ensino de pós-graduação sobre água do mundo. A Fundação Rotária oferece subsídios para Rotary clubs e distritos selecionarem e patrocinarem oito estudantes por ano com bolsas de estudo de mestrado em áreas específicas do programa.

Sobre o Rotary
O Rotary, uma rede mundial de voluntários dedicados a vencer os maiores desafios humanitários do mundo, tem mais de 1,2 milhão de associados em mais de 200 países e regiões geográficas. Seja ajudando famílias carentes ou combatendo a paralisia infantil, o Rotary sempre está presente quando o assunto é trabalhar para a melhoria da qualidade de vida. Acesse vídeos e fotos no Newsmarket.

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Gabriela Klein Gabriela.Klein@rotary.org Phone: +1 (262) 994-7593 (US)

 Update on the water crisis in São Paulo

São Paulo (4 June 2015) – With the five reservoirs in the Cantareira system at dangerously low capacity, São Paulo is suffering its worst drought in eight decades. Members of the humanitarian service organization, Rotary are collaborating with other groups to help provide safe water and sanitation to communities wherever there is need at its seventh annual World Water Summit.

Rotary's Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group is hosting its seventh annual World Water Summit in São Paulo – 4 June, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Renaissance São Paulo Hotel, Al. Santos, 2233, São Paulo. This year's summit will feature Carlos Rossin, Director of Sustainability Solutions, Price Waterhouse Coopers and Gustavo Melo, Marketing Coordinator of Latin America for Greif who will provide an update on São Paulo's Water crisis and a special video appearance by Raya, a Sesame Street Workshop muppet, as she discusses her work teaching children good hygiene habits. Sesame Street introduced Raya last year with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to teach the more than 40 million children who watch the show in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria about sanitation and hygiene.

The World Water Summit will showcase the latest advances in water and sanitation technology and highlight how Rotary members are helping communities around the world develop and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems. For more information on the summit, visit: www.wasrag.org.

The goal of the summit is to match industry expert knowledge with Rotary-led water and sanitation projects. "Water-related health concerns cause more deaths and suffering than most other health concerns combined," said Steve Werner, co-chair, World Water Summit. "Over 6000 deaths occur every day around the world from water-related preventable illnesses. These illnesses also contribute to lost productivity, and when women and children have to fetch water – mostly from polluted sources – they also lose time from more productive activities such as generating income and going to school."

A centerpiece of Rotary's emphasis on water and sanitation issues is the International H2O Collaboration, an alliance between Rotary International and USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development). Launched in 2009, it works to implement long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in the developing world. The first phase of the partnership focused on three countries: Ghana, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic.

In 2011, Rotary, through its foundation, established a strategic partnership with UNESCO-IHE a United Nations institute in The Netherlands that is the world's largest postgraduate water education facility. The Rotary Foundation provides grants to Rotary clubs and districts to select and sponsor eight students each year for scholarships leading to master's degrees in specified program areas.

About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. To access broadcast quality video footage and still photos go to: The Newsmarket.

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Rotary is grateful for the significant support from the City of São Paulo

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連絡先：黒田正宏（電話：0178-45-7777、Eメール: mskuroda@vc.hi-net.ne.jp

ビビアン・フィオーレ（国際ロータリー本部）
（電話：+1 847-866-3234、Eメール: vivian.fiore@rotary.org

 国際ロータリー（本部：米国イリノイ州エバンストン、会長：ゲイリー C. K. ホァン）（2015年5月）：5 月28日、ロータリーは、日本政府によるポリオ撲滅活動への多大なる貢献を称え、安倍晋三首相にポリオ撲滅推進功労賞を授与することとなりました。

ロータリー、世界保健機関（WHO）、ユニセフ、米国疾病対策センター（CDC）が先導し、ビル＆メリンダ・ゲイツ財団も支援する世界ポリオ撲滅推進活動（GPEI）が中心となって進めるポリオ撲滅活動に対し、1988年以来、日本政府は実に、553億円を寄付しており、これは各国政府からの寄付においては、世界第3位を誇ります。1988年当時、年間35万件あったポリオの発症数は、2014年には400件以下にまで減少しており、このようなポリオ撲滅への大きな進展に日本も大きく貢献してきたと言えます。

現在、未だにポリオ感染が一度も途絶えたことのない国（ポリオ常在国）はパキスタン、アフガニスタン、ナイジェリアの3カ国となっていますが、日本はこれらの国々だけでなく、その他の高リスク地域においてもポリオ撲滅に大きく貢献しています。一例として、安倍総理のリーダーシップの下、国際協力機構（JICA）がナイジェリアでのポリオ予防接種に必要な経口ワクチン購入のため、83億円の円借款貸付を承認しています。日本はさらに、JICAがパキスタンで行っている撲滅活動にも資金援助を行うことを決定しました。また、日本政府がパキスタンでの予防接種活動を支援するため、5億6,200万円を寄付すると発表しました。

ゲイリー C. K. ホァン国際ロータリー会長は次のように述べています。「安倍首相ならびに日本政府は、ポリオの脅威（20年前には毎日1,000人が感染）から子どもたちを守る活動において、大変重要な役割を果たしています。しかしながら、世界からポリオをなくす最後の闘いは非常に困難なものです。ポリオが世界のどこかに存在している限り、突発的な発生の危険性があります。完全にポリオを撲滅するには、日本や各国政府からの継続した支援が欠かせません」

ポリオ撲滅推進功労賞は、ポリオ撲滅活動において多大なる貢献を果たした国家元首、保健機関のリーダーやその他の個人を称えるため、ロータリーが1995年に設立したものです。本賞の過去の受賞者には、オーストラリアのトニー・アボット首相、カナダのスティーブン・ハーパー首相、ドイツのアンゲラ・メルケル首相、イギリスのデーヴィッド・キャメロン首相、アイルランドのエンダ・ケニー首相、ナイジェリアのグッドラック・ジョナサン元大統領、国連の潘基文事務総長などが含まれます。

本賞が授与される日本の元首は安倍首相で3人目となります。2006年には小泉純一郎首相に授与され、日本は以来、実に188億円をGPEIに寄付してきました。2003年には、橋本龍太郎首相に本賞が贈られています。

ポリオ撲滅は、1985年以来、ロータリーが最優先として取り組んでいる活動です。世界ポリオ撲滅推進活動の主要パートナーとして、ロータリーはこの活動に13億ドル以上を寄付してきました。これには、日本の2,278クラブ、88,600人のロータリアンから寄付された104億円も含まれています。身体まひを引き起こし、時には死にいたらしめるポリオウイルスから身を守るため、今日までに世界で25億人以上の子どもたちが予防接種を受けてきました。

日本のロータリアンは、ポリオ撲滅活動資金の支援だけでなく、常在国や高リスク国へ自ら足を運び、子どもたちへの予防接種活動にボランティアとして参加しています。

ロータリーについて

私たちロータリーは、世界中にあるロータリークラブでの草の根のネットワークを通じて、それぞれの町、そして世界に貢献しています。地元の人びとへの支援から、世界でポリオを撲滅する取り組みにいたるまで、さまざまな職業に携わる会員が活動しています。詳しくはロータリーのウェブサイト、またはポリオ撲滅専用サイトご覧ください。また、ロータリー関連のビデオや画像はメディアセンターをご利用ください。

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TOKYO (May 28, 2015) — Rotary recognizes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the government of Japan on 28 May with the organization's Polio Eradication Champion Award for outstanding commitment to ending the disabling disease polio.

With a commitment of ¥ 55.3 billion (US$475 million) to polio eradication since 1988, Japan is the third largest government donor to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a worldwide effort to end this disease led by Rotary, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The longstanding dedication of Japan to polio eradication has played a significant part in reducing the annual number of polio cases from 350,000 in 1988 to less than 400 in 2014.

Japan has supported a number of innovative initiatives in the three countries where polio has never been stopped – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria – and other countries at high-risk for polio outbreaks. For example, under Prime Minister Abe's leadership, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) approved a ¥ 8.3 billion loan to purchase oral polio vaccine (OPV) for polio immunization campaigns in Nigeria. Japan has also approved innovative funding through JICA which is supporting efforts to end the disease in Pakistan. Most recently, the government of Japan announced a contribution of ¥ 562 million (US$5.4 million) to support critical polio immunization activities in Pakistan.

"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the government of Japan have played a critical role in protecting children from polio, which just over two decades ago paralyzed 1,000 children each day," said Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang. "Yet wiping a disease from the face of the earth is not easy, and the final push is the most challenging. As long as polio exists anywhere, we run the risk of outbreaks everywhere. The continued support of Japan and other governments will remain vital as we strive to eradicate this disease."

Rotary established the Polio Eradication Champion Award in 1995 to honor heads of state, health agency leaders and others who have made significant contributions to the global eradication of polio. Past recipients include Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; David Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain; Enda Kenny, Prime Minister of Ireland; Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria; and Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General.

Prime Minister Abe is the third Japanese leader recognized with this award. Previously, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi received the Polio Eradication Champion Award in 2006. Since that time, Japan has contributed ¥ 18.8 billion (US$161.38 million) to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto received the award in 2003.

Rotary made polio eradication its top philanthropic goal in 1985. As the volunteer arm of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Rotary has contributed more than US$1.3 billion to ending polio. This includes more than ¥ 10.4 billion (US$84 million) contributed by the more than 88,600 members of 2,278 Rotary clubs in Japan. To date, more than 2.5 billion children have been immunized against the paralyzing and sometimes deadly poliovirus.

In addition to donating to the global effort to end polio, Japanese Rotarians travel abroad at their own expense to immunize children against polio in endemic and high-risk countries.

About Rotary

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Visit rotary.org and endpolio.org for more about Rotary and its efforts to eradicate polio. Video and still images will be available on the Rotary Media Center.

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Evanston, Ill., USA (13 May 2015) -- Rotary will recognize five members of Congress for their support of the humanitarian service organization's top priority to eradicate polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still paralyzes children in parts of the world today.

The following lawmakers will be presented with Rotary's Polio Eradication Champion Award during an event at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on May 13, 2015: Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.), and Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.). Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) will be accepting the award earlier in the day in her D.C. office.

These five lawmakers serve as advocates for securing U.S. government funding for polio eradication activities through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). As key allies, they influence both their constituents at home and Congressional colleagues to support a polio-free world.

Polio affected scores of Americans during epidemics in the 1950s, but has since been reduced by 99 percent worldwide. Rotary launched its PolioPlus program in 1985 and in 1988 became a spearheading partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since the initiative launched in 1988, the incidence of polio has plummeted from about 350,000 cases a year to less than 400 in 2014.

Rotary's main responsibilities within the initiative are fundraising, advocacy, and social mobilization. To date, Rotary has contributed more than $1.3 billion and countless volunteer hours to fight polio. Through 2018, every new dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication will be matched two-to-one by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation up to $35 million a year.

As the world's largest funder of polio eradication, the U.S. government has contributed more than $2.6 billion since the mid-1980s. To support the final push to end polio, Rotary and its partners are asking for $227.8 million in U.S. funding in 2016 through the CDC and USAID.

Though eradicated in the U.S. in 1979 and from most of the world today, polio remains endemic in three countries; Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.

Significant progress has been made this year. In Nigeria, no cases have been reported since July 2014, the longest polio-free period for the country to date. Pakistan, which accounted for nearly 90 percent of the world's polio cases in 2014, has reported less than half the number of cases to date in 2015 as the same time last year. No single case of polio has been reported on the African continent since August 2014.

Rotary established the Polio Eradication Champion Award in 1995 to recognize heads of state, health agency leaders and others who have made a significant contribution to polio eradication. Past recipients of the Rotary award include Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Prime Minister Tony Abbott of Australia, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and 38 current members of the 114th Congress previously recognized by Rotary as Champions.

About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Visit rotary.org and endpolio.org for more about Rotary and its efforts to eradicate polio. Video and still images will be available on the Rotary Media Center.

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Contact: Howard Chang, (847) 866-3408, Howard.Chang@rotary.org

미국, 일리노이, 에반스톤 (2015년 4월 30일) — 국제로타리의 개리 C.K.후앙 회장은 29일, 전 세계 120만 로타리 회원들에게 네팔 지진 희생자들을 돕기 위해 국제적인 구호단체이자 로타리 프로젝트 파트너인 쉘터박스에 대한 기부를 비롯하여 가능한 모든 방법을 동원하자고 촉구했다.

후앙 회장은 이날 성명에서 "전세계 로타리안들은 지난 주말 네팔을 강타한 최악의 지진 사태에 깊은 슬픔과 애도를 금할 수 없다"고 밝히고 "로타리는 쉘터박스를 비롯한 다른 국제 구호단체들과 협력해 생존자들에게 즉각적인 구호 활동을 펼치는 한편 장기적인 복구와 대책을 위해 우리가 그동안 앃아온 전문성과 노하우를 발휘할 것"이라고 말했다.

쉘터박스에 1,000달러를 기부할 경우, 쉘터박스는 모든 것을 잃어버린 이재민 한 가족이 거처할 수 있는 긴급 쉘터와 구호 장비를 제공하게 된다.

또한 로타리의 3만4,000개 클럽들은 지역단위의 모금 활동과 식량 및 생필품 모우기, 그리고 기타 구호단체에 대한 기부 등 다양한 방법으로 구호에 참여하게 된다. 미국과 말레이시아, 싱가포르, 인도, 방글라데시 등의 국가들은 비상 식품, 텐트, 담요, 구호 약품과 식수 등 긴급 구호 물자를 제공하기 위해 협력하고 있다.

이 밖에도 로타리는 중장기 복구 계획에도 초점을 맞출 계획이다. 네팔 로타리안들의 지식과 경험은 이러한 자원이 피해 지역사회의 진정한 필요에 부응하는 프로그램과 프로젝트에 사용될 수 있도록 하는데 중요한 역할을 하게 된다.

네팔의 로타리
네팔 최초의 로타리클럽인 카트만두클럽은 지난 1959년에 창립되었다.오늘날에는 84개의 클럽이 활동 중이며 그 회원 수는 2,800명에 달한다. 네팔의 로타리클럽들은 그동안 외국의 클럽들과 파트너십을 통해 수자원 및 위생, 의료 봉사, 학교 지원, 삼림 녹화 등 다양한 인도주의 프로젝트들을 성공적으로 실시해 왔다.

로타리 소개
로타리는 인류의 가장 긴급한 과제들을 해결하기 위해 헌신하는 자원봉사자들의 글로벌 네트워크이다. 로타리는 전세계 200개 이상의 국가들과 자치령에 소재한 3만4,000여개 클럽의 120만 회원들을 연결한다. 로타리 회원들은 가까운 이웃을 돕는 일에서부터 소아마비 없는 세상을 만드는 노력에 이르기까지, 지역사회와 전 세계에 긍정적인 변화를 가져오기 위해 다양한 활동을 펼친다. 더 자세한 내용은Rotary.org를 참조한다.

쉘터박스(ShelterBox) 소개
영국 콘월에 본부를 두고 전세계에 21개 지부를 두고 있는 쉘터박스는 국제적인 구호 단체로 전세계 재해 이재민들에게 긴급 쉘터와 비상식량, 구호용품을 제공함으로써 이재민들이 인간으로서의 존엄을 잃지 않고 재난을 극복할 수 있도록 돕는다. 로타리와의 파트너십을 통해 쉘터박스는 저비용으로 재해 지역에 보다 신속히 대응할 수 있는 역량을 강화하게 되었다. 어 자세한 정보는 shelterbox.org를 참조한다.

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Contact: Howard Chang, (847) 866-3408, Howard.Chang@rotary.org

米国イリノイ州エバンストン発（2015年4月30日）：国際ロータリーのゲイリー C. K. ホァン会長は、この度発生したネパールでの地震を受け、世界120万人のロータリー会員に救援活動を呼びかけています。これには、ロータリーのプロジェクトパートナーであり、災害救援の慈善団体「シェルターボックス」への寄付も含まれます。

「ネパールにおける今回の凄まじい地震被害に、世界中のロータリアンとともに深く哀悼の意を表明します。何千もの命が失われたことに深い悲しみを感じており、ロータリーは、他の国際機関と協力して緊急支援を生存者に提供し、会員の人知を尽くしてネパール全土における長期復興と再建を支援します」とホァン会長は声明を発表しました。

シェルターボックスへの1,000ドルのご支援で、緊急シェルターやその他の救援物資を被災者に届けることが可能となります。さらに、世界に34,000あるロータリークラブが、地元での募金活動、食糧や必需品の収集、ほかの救援団体への寄付などを通じて、ネパール地震の被災者への支援を行っています。米国、マレーシア、シンガポール、バングラデシュなどのロータリー会員は、乾燥食品、テント、毛布、救急箱、安全な飲み水といった物資を集めるための活動をすでに展開しています。

緊急支援のみならず、ロータリーは長期的復興と再建の支援にも協力していきます。これには、ネパール国内のロータリー会員が中心となり、地域社会で本当に必要とされる物資を提供する活動も含まれます。

ネパールのロータリー
1959年に設立されたカトマンズ・ロータリークラブは、ネパール初のクラブです。現在、同国には84のクラブが存在し、2,800人のロータリー会員が活動しています。これらのクラブは、海外のクラブと協力し、水と衛生プロジェクト、一般医療や歯科医療の提供、学校支援、森林再生など、さまざまな人道的活動を実施しています。

ロータリーについて：
世界200以上の国と地域、34,000のクラブに120万人の会員がいる世界的ネットワーク、ロータリーは、草の根の奉仕活動から国際規模のプロジェクトまで、さまざまな人道的問題に取り組んでいます。詳しくは、ロータリーウェブサイト（Rotary.org）から。

シェルターボックスについて
英国コーンウォールを本拠地とし、21の国際支部を持つ災害救援団体シェルターボックスは、ロータリーのプロジェクトパートナーです。世界中で発生する自然災害によって家を失った被災者にシェルターなどの救援物資を提供する活動を行っています。ロータリーとのパートナーシップは、ボランティアの動員、経費を抑えたより迅速な災害への対応といった点で大きな貢献を果たしています。詳しくは、shelterbox.orgをご覧ください。

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Contact: Howard Chang, (847) 866-3408, Howard.Chang@rotary.org

Evanston, 30. April 2015 — Gary C.K. Huang, Präsident von Rotary International, ruft die weltweit 1,2 Mitglieder aller Rotary Clubs zur Hilfe für die Menschen in Nepal nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben in dem Land auf. Die internationale Hilfsorganisation ShelterBox, ein Partner von Rotary, ist bereits mit Hilfsmaterialien vor Ort.

Rotarier in aller Welt drücken gemeinsam ihre Trauer über die Opfer dieser Naturkatastrophe aus", sagte RI Präsident Gary C.K. Huang. „Wir arbeiten mit den internationalen Hilfsorganisationen vor Ort, besonders unserer Partnerorganisation Shelterbox, zusammen, um den Überlebenden mit dem Notwendigsten zum Überleben zu helfen. Danach aber werden wir auch unsere Erfahrungen mit langfristigen Aufbauinitiativen einbringen, um dem Land beim Wiederaufbau zu helfen."

Mit einer Spende von umgerechnet 1.000 USD kann ShelterBox ein dauerhaftes Notzelt und alle lebenserhaltenden Gerätschaften für eine ganze Familie bereitstellen.

Die 34.000 Rotary Clubs in aller Welt haben bereits damit begonnen, Spenden zu sammeln und etablierte Hilfsorganisationen zu unterstützen. Rotary Clubs aus den USA, Malaysia, Singapur, Indien, Bangladesch und anderen Ländern koordinieren die Lieferung von Lebensmitteln, Zelten, Decken und vor allem Trinkwasser in das Land.

Für die Zukunft plant Rotary bereits eine langfristige Unterstützung beim Wiederaufbau der zerstörten Regionen. Dabei wird die Erfahrung der Mitglieder von Rotary in Nepal eine wesentliche Rolle spielen, um zu gewährleisten, dass die Hilfe auch in richtiger Form am richtigen Ort erfolgt.

Rotary in Nepal
Der Rotary Club Katmandu wurde 1959 als erster Club in Nepal gegründet. Heute gibt es 84 Rotary Clubs mit insgesamt 2800 Mitgliedern in dem Land. Diese Clubs engagieren sich, oft in Partnerschaft mit internationalen Clubs, in einem breiten humanitären Spektrum, vor allem im medizinischen und sanitären Bereich sowie in der Bildung und im Umweltschutz.

Über Rotary
Rotary verfügt über ein internationales Netzwerk von ehrenamtlichen Helfern, die sich im humanitären Dienst engagieren. Die Organisation hat 1,2 Millionen Mitglieder in mehr als 34.000 Clubs in über 200 Ländern und Regionen der Erde. Rotarier leisten Hilfsarbeit auf lokaler und internationaler Ebene. Seit 1985 ist Rotary auch maßgeblich am internationalen Kampf gegen die Kinderlähmung beteiligt. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Website Rotary.org.

Über ShelterBox
Die Hilfsorganisation ShelterBox hat ihren Hauptsitz im englischen Cornwall und verfügt über 21 Landesvertretungen. ShelterBox liefert Notfallmaterialien in einem Container (der sogenannten "ShelterBox"), die alles umfassen, was obdachlose Menschen nach einer Katastrophe benötigen: Behausung, Wärme, Lebensmittel - und Würde. Eine Partnervereinbarung mit Rotary erweitert das Netzwerk an lokal verfügbaren Einsatzkräfte und macht es möglich, sofort und kosteneffektiv vor Ort tätig zu werden. Weiter Informationen finden Sie auf der Website shelterbox.org sowie www.shelterbox.de.

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