Professor Yunus's Tour of Ireland 2014
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by former President of Ireland and former High Commissioner for Human Rights to inaugurate the Mary Robinson centre and deliver the inaugural human rights lecture of the Centre on October 17, 2014. Professor Yunus launched the centre and delivered the inaugural lecture at the well known Mount Falcon Estate on the theme of "We can create a world without poverty, if only we want it".
On October 18, Dublin City University, a top university of Ireland conferred Professor Yunus the Doctorate in Philosophy Honoris Causa. Professor Yunus also attended the One Young World Summit where he was a key note speaker. During the summit Professor Yunus led an open air ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall during the One Young World Summit when all 1,300 participants led by Professor Yunus, came out of the Convention Hall and lined up along the river Liffey each holding large white balloon.
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