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Alfredo Sfeir-Younis at the National Press Club, September 19, 2007.
WASHINGTON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- - In his address, the unveiling of the essentials for a Global Peace Plan expected. Economist and former Senior Advisor at The World Bank, Alfredo Sfeir-Younis will address club members and guests at the National Press Club on September 19, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. He will present his talk, Living in a Globalized World: Peace as a New Form of Collective Empowerment and Transformation. As an economist, Sfeir-Younis shines in the traditional sense. Yet, he is a rare breed in a field where spirituality is not easily accepted. Respected in both the economic and spiritual worlds, in his 28 years at The World Bank he served as the Special Representative to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, and as the Institutional Focal Point on human rights. His career as an environmental economist was distinguished and many of his ideas on sustainable development are now mainstreamed in many countries and organizations. He developed new and innovative insights about the need to embrace human rights in socioeconomic development, as well as, the importance of human values and spirituality. His statements at international economic meetings and in academic circles have earned him recognition as an expert on the topic. During his professional career he played a key role in the organization of a world meeting on Ethics, Moral and Spiritual Values for Sustainable Development. In 2005, in the year of his retirement, Sfeir-Younis was re-introduced onto the world stage as founder and president of Zambuling Institute for Human Transformation (ZIHT). The Institute focuses on developing new paradigms for linking spirituality and economics, and addressing the role that human and spiritual values play in the national and global decision-making process. Sfeir-Younis comes to Washington DC joined by spiritual leaders from various countries and traditions to lead a Silent Peace Meditation, on International Peace Day, September 21st at the Jefferson Memorial Building from Noon to 2pm. He will lead a meditation in Quito, Ecuador on October 19th at the Climate Change Conference. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information or to schedule an interview with Alfredo Sfeir-Younis while in DC, please contact Myra Jackson at +1-301-537-2194. You may visit the Institute's website at http://www.silentpeacemeditation.com for additional information on his DC schedule and future events. CONTACT: Myra Jackson +1-301-537-2194 SilentPeace.Media@gmail.com Web site: http://www.silentpeacemeditation.com
