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This is Our Last Weekly Update of 2020 !
As happens in the week before any Quarterly, there will be no Update next weekend. We do this so that our Quarterly can go out on 22 December. There will also be no Update the following weekend, due to the Christmas weekend. Therefore, we plan our next Update on 2 January 2021 (assuming we survive the balance of 2020 and New Year's 2021 😀)
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Happy UNICEF Day
UNICEF Day was on Friday (11 December). We didn't see much mention of it, but hope you found a chance to pause and remember.
T'is the season of many holidays !!
Whatever you may be celebrating, we send you and your family our very best wishes and warm regards. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and let us all celebrate that 2020 is nearly gone and the New Year is nearly here !!
Thanks for being part of the XUNICEF / UNICEF family this year and thanks for reading and contributing to News and Views. It is great to have you with us !!
Party, Party !!!! 🎅🥳🎉
The Editorial Team at News and Views are planning an online holiday party for 23 December to say 'good riddance' to 2020 and 'let's hope for better' in 2021. We hope that as many of our readers as possible can join us online.
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Join us at the party - just click this link on 23 December
Time - we will begin at 1000 EST (NY ) 1600 CET (Geneva) 1930 IST (New Delhi)
2200 ICT (Bangkok) 2300 PHST (Manila) Midnight JST (Tokyo).
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Whenever you get sleepy in your time zone, feel free to drop off - or bring your pillow. If you are really into partying - just continue on for as long as you like or until you discover that no one else is left.
If you lose the link, check the XUNICEF calendar below and on our website. We will update the entry there if there are any last-minute changes.
Bring your own food and drinks - champagne, if you like - or for those of us where it will be early morning - coffee and orange juice.
Be prepared to tell everyone your stories, and share good wishes for 2021, but let's forget about 2020 ! Come to gossip, tell jokes, and chat - but please no speeches !!
This week's columns
Gianni Murzi - Healthy Reading #3 - A Glimmer of Light
Detlef Palm - Bubble Thoughts #4 - Home Office Lessons
Tom McDermott - Murmurs from the Springs #2 - Days to Remember
Our Artist of the Week - George McBean
George McBean has been a frequent contributor to News and Views as both an artist and author. This week he has returned to share many new works. Click here to see his new contributions to our galleries.
The Week Ahead
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Is something missing? Let us know, please. Keep in mind too that we learn of many events just before an event takes place, so check the back during the week. Better yet, copy the XUNICEF calendar into your own calendar, so that events are updated automatically when they are posted.
Clusters
The Violence Against Children Cluster met on Monday 7 December. Baquer Namazi joined the meeting to discuss a possible merger with the work of the cluster on children in armed conflict which he is forming. View the minutes of the meeting here.
Missing You
Samir Sobhy, RIP - We were very saddened to learn of Samir's death this week. He has been a contributor to News and Views, and we featured him recently on 27 November as our Artist of the Week.
Editors' Picks - Articles We Found Important
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Always entertaining, informative, pertinent and easy to read. Great work from even greater human beings
ReplyDeleteIt really was strange not to see much evidence of UNICEF's and our XUNICEF network's commemoration of UNICEF's 74th Anniversary.
ReplyDeleteOf course the editors were all very involved with the UN@75 celebration and with the latest news about COVID and the forthcoming vaccines. Still, in previous times, the 11th of December used to be a major landmark for all kinds of communications, activities and events. Most notably it used to be the date on which the annual "State of the World's Children" report was officially released accompanied by major media launches in different parts of the world amid considerable publicity. This seems to have become less evident in recent times as has the celebration of UNICEF's Anniversary. Let us all plan to make a more substantial effort for next year's UNICEF@75 commemoration.