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XUNICEF News and Views Weekly Update 24 to 31 May 2020 .... If you prefer just to browse click here But we suggest that you take a minute to read the following From your volunteer editors Photo of the Week Gianni Murzi takes us to a bakery in the Balat district of Istanbul.  Anyone want to try a donut? XUNICEF Steve Umemoto initiates a great discussion on how we retirees might lobby against the decision of President Trump to withdraw the US from WHO. We have an update on the survey results and news about national focal points. David Bull writes to the XUNICEF network in the UK on cooperation with the UK National Committed on a l obbying campaign on behalf of ‘Children under Lockdown’ Music and Lighter Stuff Doreen Lobo shares one song sung together in 50 countries Horst Cerni offers us appropriate technology and teaches us how to drink beer with a mask on Malaysia hosted the One Love Concert t his week for UNICEF Doreen tells us that medical professions seldom agree on anything

Credit: Gianni Murzi - Istanbul Series   February 2019 - I was visiting the Balat neighborhood, when I came across this bakery. Its owner welcomed me to enter and look at his shop. Balat is one of the oldest districts of Istanbul, where in the past many Greek Orthodox people were living. Today it is a tourist attraction with a unique atmosphere.

Background In early April the Executive Director reached out to retirees to ask their involvement and help in UNICEF's efforts against the impacts of Covid-19. XUNICEF's team of focal points collected ideas from the membership and sent back to the ED a number of areas in which we could help , as well as areas in which UNICEF could help us to help them in this effort. Updating contacts and Identifying Volunteers We sent out to all members a request that they update their contact details, tell us whether they wanted to share their contacts with UNICEF, and whether they were able or willing to help. So far 222 members have responded. 167 have said 'Yes' they will help. 43 were 'Undecided'.  We hope that the so far 'undecided' will join if and when UNICEF clarifies the help they need. If you did not receive the form or did not respond, here is the form to fill. Those who responded live in 48 different countries. Establishing National XUNICEF Networks We hav

Coronavirus - Sénégal : "j'ai l'impression qu'on a baissé les bras" 18 mai 2020 Lire l'article original Fière de s'être engagée très tôt dans la lutte contre la propagation du coronavirus au Sénégal en dédiant son activité à la fabrication de masques en tissus, Nabou Diagne s'est sentie encouragée mais inquiète après le discours du Président Macky Sall, annonçant l'allègement des restrictions nationales décidées au début de la pandémie. Un reportage de Raïssa Okoï et Ousseynou Ndiaye; Montage : Alphonse Dioh.

Coronavirus - Sénégal : "j'ai l'impression qu'on a baissé les bras" 18 mai 2020 Lire l'article original Fière de s'être engagée très tôt dans la lutte contre la propagation du coronavirus au Sénégal en dédiant son activité à la fabrication de masques en tissus, Nabou Diagne s'est sentie encouragée mais inquiète après le discours du Président Macky Sall, annonçant l'allègement des restrictions nationales décidées au début de la pandémie. Un reportage de Raïssa Okoï et Ousseynou Ndiaye; Montage : Alphonse Dioh.

Credit: Equity for Children This technical note provides the analysis process used by Save the Children and UNICEF to calculate the number of additional children that could be pushed into household poverty by the end of the year due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Credit: Equity for Children This technical note provides the analysis process used by Save the Children and UNICEF to calculate the number of additional children that could be pushed into household poverty by the end of the year due to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hi all See below the email from Unicef UK on the Children in Lockdown Campaign. Great to see that 15,000 people have signed up (hopefully a good few as a result of XUNICEFers actions). The next step in the campaign is a collection of personal messages to the PM (see below). Here is the message I have sent: "Children and young people are not particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, but they have made very substantial sacrifices in support of those who are. This needs to be recognised and their voices need to be heard as we consider how best to emerge from the current stage of lockdown, and how to protect both vulnerable people and the rights and futures of our children and young people." I hope you can add your voices again. Thanks and best wishes David Rebecca Dallison, UNICEF UK Campaigns David, this is what children think about lockdown Can you help us tell the Prime Minister? \ View online 62% of UK children are worried about the impacts of coronavirus on their lives David, t

Hi all See below the email from Unicef UK on the Children in Lockdown Campaign. Great to see that 15,000 people have signed up (hopefully a good few as a result of XUNICEFers actions). The next step in the campaign is a collection of personal messages to the PM (see below). Here is the message I have sent: "Children and young people are not particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, but they have made very substantial sacrifices in support of those who are. This needs to be recognised and their voices need to be heard as we consider how best to emerge from the current stage of lockdown, and how to protect both vulnerable people and the rights and futures of our children and young people." I hope you can add your voices again. Thanks and best wishes David Rebecca Dallison, UNICEF UK Campaigns David, this is what children think about lockdown Can you help us tell the Prime Minister? \ View online 62% of UK children are worried about the impacts of coronavirus on their lives David, t

Credit: Getty Images Steve Umemotos I wonder if there is any role the Americans amonst us might play in assuring members of WHO and its community, that it is only a rougue US Administration that is withdrawing, not the US as a nation. Could we encourage any and every health and medical association and NGO in the country to communite their continued interest in cooperation and commuication? Could we encourage the media to cover the many roles WHO plays and why health and medical experts across America value its work and its networking? Could we communicate with congressmen, senators and others? Our voice may be small, but perhaps we could contribute to what should be a avalanche of support. Perhaps e could even ask the informal advice of the UNICEF ED. Perhaps there are some things should cannot say in her role, but we can. Any views? Steve Leila Bisharat Yes we can do all of that Steve! Be safe! Be well! Be kind! Leila T. Bisharat, Ph.D. Robert Cohen Yes, we really should do all

Credit: Getty Images Steve Umemotos I wonder if there is any role the Americans amonst us might play in assuring members of WHO and its community, that it is only a rougue US Administration that is withdrawing, not the US as a nation. Could we encourage any and every health and medical association and NGO in the country to communite their continued interest in cooperation and commuication? Could we encourage the media to cover the many roles WHO plays and why health and medical experts across America value its work and its networking? Could we communicate with congressmen, senators and others? Our voice may be small, but perhaps we could contribute to what should be a avalanche of support. Perhaps e could even ask the informal advice of the UNICEF ED. Perhaps there are some things should cannot say in her role, but we can. Any views? Steve Leila Bisharat Yes we can do all of that Steve! Be safe! Be well! Be kind! Leila T. Bisharat, Ph.D. Robert Cohen Yes, we really should do all

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Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19 By Gavin Wood on 30 May 2020 See original

Global Deaths Due to Various Causes and COVID-19 By Gavin Wood on 30 May 2020 See original

View original Doctors weigh in on health care package: . The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. . The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. . Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while the Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted. . Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!" . The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and the Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow. . The Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter." . The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea. Anesthesiol

View original Doctors weigh in on health care package: . The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. . The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. . Meanwhile, Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while the Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted. . Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the Pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!" . The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while the Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and the Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow. . The Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter." . The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea. Anesthesiol

U-Reporters mobilize to fight COVID-19 UNICEF-supported U-Report on the Move expands to connect refugees, migrants and other young people across Italy Angela Hawke 15 April 2020 What do young people need in the COVID-19 crisis? Clear information, but also strong connections with each other at a time of stress and uncertainty. As the lockdown continues, the UNICEF-supported U-Report on the Move initiative has expanded its work to connect refugees, migrants and other young people across Italy. And now its U-Reporters are playing their part in the fight against the disease. UNICEF launched the digital platform U-Report on the Move in 2017 as part of the wider refugee and migrant response in Italy. The platform enables unaccompanied children and adolescents arriving in Italy to speak out on the issues that matter to them, to share concerns and questions and to receive information that helps them find their way in their new country. Through Facebook messenger, U-Report subscribers reach ou