I sin melding til verdens Rotarydistrikte og klubber skriver de:
Dear fellow Rotary members and friends,
The COVID-19 coronavirus is affecting every aspect of our
lives in real time, and this puts Rotary members in an unfamiliar place.
As #PeopleofAction,
we are most comfortable when we are fully engaged in the world – moving freely,
meeting openly, and offering helping hands. These are very difficult times for
people who, like us, are at our best when we are learning, growing, and
serving—together.
We are also leaders in our communities, and these times call
for leadership. In many ways, this also is our time. We have proven abilities
to reach out and collaborate to offer immediate help to people in need at a
rapid pace. These are precisely the skills needed all over the world today. The
global effort against COVID-19 depends on actions taken in every country.
Rotary has the unique ability to help improve those efforts in every community
and every country.
Using all the technology we have at our disposal, we as
Rotarians can continue to reach out and collaborate on big projects with Rotary
clubs, Rotaractors, and Interactors. There are a number of examples where
Rotary clubs are helping health authorities communicate best practices or
provide needed equipment or support that have been shared with our leaders
around the world.
As Rotary’s president and president-elect, we have been
thinking of these issues very seriously in regard to upcoming Rotary events. As
you may be aware, we have made the difficult decision to cancel two Rotary
Presidential Conferences honoring our relationship with the United Nations -
one in Paris, another in Rome. In the near term, we recommend that Rotary
districts and clubs cancel or postpone meetings or events following the advice
of national and local health officials.
We know that clubs and districts are seizing the opportunity
to become leaders in their communities and are making better use of technology
in this time of need. For example, a Rotary e-club in Italy held a live online
session about COVID-19 awareness, a Taiwan club worked with companies and a
pharmacy association to donate 1,600 bottles of hand sanitizer to the city of
Ji-Long, and Rotary clubs in Sri Lanka helped upgrade software and hardware for
the health promotion bureau to assist its social messaging.
We cannot know quite yet what path this virus will take. We
know we can play a role to help “flatten the curve,” reducing the number of
cases in the short term to allow our health systems to address this issue. If
the collective global effort helps bring the situation under control, then we
hope to re-embrace our core values at the 2020 Rotary Convention in Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA. Our time together will have greater meaning and purpose than ever.
Please know that we are taking a close, continuing look at
our plans for the convention in June to make sure all attendees’ safety will be
protected. We are following the lead of the world’s most trusted sources,
including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), for their guidance. We want you to be able to
make decisions about what is best for you and your families in terms of
attending this year’s event.
In the meantime, this is an opportunity for us to
demonstrate that Rotary Connects the World in innovative ways. We should be
closely following the advice of the WHO and local health authorities. Again,
this includes canceling Rotary club events and meetings in the short term to
reduce unnecessary interactions that could cause infections. We can put a
greater emphasis on the work we do in our communities by helping our less
fortunate neighbors cope with the effects of isolation and fear, or by
supporting our health authorities to address this situation.
We are dealing with this situation in real time. Please
visit our COVID-19 response page at http://on.rotary.org/covid-19 for ongoing updates.
This is an unprecedented challenge for nearly all of us. But
it is also an opportunity for Rotary members to find new, meaningful ways to
lead individuals and communities to connect and do good in the world.
We have never been prouder to be part of an organization
that does so much to protect and strengthen our communities, at home and across
the globe.
Kindest regards,
Mark Daniel Maloney
2019-2020, President, Rotary International
Holger Knaack
2020-21, President, Rotary International
5. desember 2024
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24. oktober 2024
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21. oktober 2024
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Så lenge det fortsatt er i polio i verden, er det fare for spredning - også til Norge. Derfor fortsetter vi i Rotary å utrydde polio - og til det trenger vi din hjelp!