Watch: Sanctuary Runners launch Global Solidarity Run at UN in support of displaced people

Ireland's ambassador to the United Nations Noel White with mission staff who took part in Friday morning's run by Lake Geneva to launch the Global Solidarity Run.

The Sanctuary Runners, the Irish solidarity-through-sport movement, is urging the public to join its new project, designed to show solidarity for those living in forced displacement and extreme poverty.

The Global Solidarity Run, which takes place on October 19, aims to see one million people join together across the globe, either running, walking or jogging.