United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Bindi Irwin, Daughter of Australian Environmentalist Steve Irwin, to Launch TV Series on World Environment Day

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Bindi Irwin, Daughter of Australian Environmentalist Steve Irwin, to Launch TV Series on World Environment Day

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, and Bindi Irwin, daughter of famed conservationist Steve Irwin, and her mother Terri Irwin, will celebrate the launch of the new Discovery Kids Channel series, BINDI: THE JUNGLE GIRL at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the occasion of World Environment Day.

Joining Dr. Migiro and Bindi will be Marjorie Kaplan, President and General Manager of Animal Planet and Discovery Kids Media.

   WHEN:   5 June 2007 at 11:30 AM    WHERE:  UN Headquarters, New York, Outdoor Public Plaza between 45th and           46th  Streets   

Bindi Irwin's passion for animals and conservation are at the core of her new series. The first episode, NOT MANY LEFT airing on June 9 at 5 PM (ET) on Discovery Kids Channel features some of the world's most amazing creatures whose existence is threatened.

Bindi deeply believes in her father's mission to protect wildlife and began filming BINDI: THE JUNGLE GIRL to help get more children interested in wildlife conservation. Her goal is for all children around the world to know how all animals -- both cute and not-so-cute -- need to be respected and protected.

This is the first collaboration of Discovery Communication's PlanetGreen initiative with the United Nations Environment Programme. PlanetGreen harnesses Discovery's powerful global brand, which spans over 170 countries and reaches 1.5 billion people, by enlisting opinion leaders worldwide to catalyze action on vital environmental issues.

Please Note: Media interested in covering the event must contact UN Media Accreditation. For details, see http://www.un.org/media/accreditation/.

   FOOTAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 5 JUNE 2007 ON   SATELLITE:  GALAXY 3C TRANSPONDER 9   TIME:  15:30 TO 16:00 EDT   DOWNLINK FREQUENCY:  3880 H   AUDIO SUBCARRIERS:  6.2 AND 6.8 SOURCE  Discovery Kids    Contacts: Patricia Kollappallil, Discovery Kids             Mobile: 240-338-4027             E-mail: Patricia_Kollappallil@discovery.com              Melissa Olear, Discovery Kids             Mobile: 240-687-8549             E-mail: Melissa_Olear@discovery.com  

PRNewswire -- June 4

Source: Discovery Kids

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